Born Free’s 2023 survey reveals that over 2,700 dangerous wild animals are licensed to be kept privately in Great Britain (and there may be many more kept without a licence).
A total of 187 private addresses across 126 local authorities hold licences to keep dangerous wild animals such as lions, tigers, crocodilians and venomous reptiles!
Red areas on the map indicate there is at least one dangerous wild animal held in that area, green areas do not have any licensed dangerous wild animals and grey areas did not respond to our information request.
Use the dropdown boxes below to find out which dangerous wild animals are licensed to be kept in your Local Authority. *
* Figures provided by Local Authorities may represent the maximum number allowed on the licence, the minimum number, or the number in possession at the time of the data request.
