New research from the Born Free Foundation has revealed that pumas are among the 47 dangerous animals living in North Hertfordshire.

The charity revealed that the 126 animals across the entire county were owned by a range of private owners.

According to Born Free’s 2023 survey, more than 2,700 dangerous wild animals are licensed to be kept privately in Great Britain at a total of 187 private addresses across 126  local authorities - and there may be many more kept without a licence.

Pumas, two leopard species and a jaguar were among the animals living in North Hertfordshire.

The map created by the charity is broken down into to local authorities with North Hertfordshire taking the crown for most dangerous animals.

All the dangerous animals in Hertfordshire:

North Hertfordshire

  • Amur Leopard - 2
  • Bobcat - 6
  • Caracal - 5
  • Clouded Leopard - 1
  • European Lynx - 4
  • Fishing Cat - 1
  • Jaguar - 1
  • Jaguarundi - 4
  • Puma - 10
  • Serval - 8
  • Snow Leopard - 1
  • Temminck’s Golden Cat - 1
  • Savannah Cat - 1
  • Ring-Tailed Lemur - 2

Watford

  • Zebra - 5
  • Ring-Tailed Lemur - 8
  • Mongoose Lemur - 6
  • Fossa - 2
  • Dwarf Crocodile - 2
  • Red Kangaroo - 10
  • Eastern Grey Kangaroo - 2
  • Dingo - 5
  • Ostrich - 3

Dacorum

  • King Cobra - 1
  • Beaded Lizard - 1
  • Gila Monster - 3
  • American Alligator - 1
  • Chinese Spitting Cobra - 1
  • Western Diamondback Rattlesnake - 1
  • Egyptian Cobra - 1
  • Snouted Cobra - 1
  • Monocled Cobra - 1
  • Brown Recluse Spider - 1
  • Spectacled Cobra - 2
  • Saw-Scaled Viper - 1
  • Copperhead Viper - 1

East Hertfordshire

  • Cheetah - 10
  • Alligator - 2
  • Wolf - 3

Hertsmere

  • Savannah Cat - 1
  • Monocled Cobra - 1
  • Indian Cobra - 1
  • Forest Cobra - 1
  • King Cobra - 1