Lynx, Scotland

Lynx in Scotland: Why illegal attempts to reintroduce lost species are surprisingly common
For more than 500 years, no lynx had roamed the British countryside. That changed with the recent release of four of these large cats in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland.
Lynx Scotland: Inside the rural community where four big cats were illegally released
Katharine Hay hears from the farmers living where the lynx were dumped as the mystery of these big cats’ origin continues
Two more lynx spotted in Scotland hours after pair caught after illegal release
Two more lynx sightings have been reported in the Scottish Highlands hours after a pair of the wild cats was caught in Scotland. Police Scotland received reports that the animals had been spotted in the Dell of Killiehuntly area near Kingussie at about 7.10am on Friday (January 10).
1 lynx dead, 3 quarantined after suspected illegal release in Scotland
By Kristine Sabillo What started out as a reported sighting of a pair of Eurasian lynx in the Scottish Highlands has turned out to be an alleged case of “guerrilla rewilding” or, at the very least, illegal release of four individuals of a species long extinct in the area,
One of Four Eurasian Lynx Released Illegally in Scotland Cairngorms Dies Before Being Rehomed at Edinburgh Zoo
Officials at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland reported all four lynx showed signs of starvation when they were humanely captured last week
‘SNP refusal to punish illegal release of beavers encouraged lynx reintroduction’ say farmers
NFU Scotland claims that Scottish Government partly at fault for unlawful release of the four wildcats last week ...
Farmers say they predicted release of Lynx in Scotland
Farmers have said they predicted environmentalists taking the law into their own hands and releasing wild animals into the Scottish countryside.
Lynx on the loose in Scotland highlight debate over reintroducing species into the wild
Lynx wildcats found in Scotland amid push to reintroduce them into Highland forests. Was it guerrilla rewilding or a bid to ...
Fears of ‘rogue rewilding’ grow in Scottish Highlands after four lynx captured by park rangers
Four lynx “illegally released” into the Scottish Highlands have been captured by park rangers in a rollercoaster two-day ...
Lynx may have been dumped by pet owner trying to get rid of kittens, say insiders
Lynx illegally released in the Scottish Highlands are likely to have been abandoned by their owner rather than released by a ...
One of four lynx captured in the Scottish Highlands dies
Wildlife officials in Scotland say one of four lynx thought to have been released illegally in the Scottish Highlands has ...
What we know about lynx sightings in Scotland
A pair of lynx were released and captured earlier in the week but on Friday police said they were investigating further ...
Lynx on the loose in Scotland highlight controversy over re-introduction of species into the wild
Lynx spotted on the loose in the Scottish Highlands raise concern over the big cats' re-introduction into the wild.
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North-east MP welcomes Scottish Government lynx reassurance
SNP Westminster Rural Affairs spokesperson and Aberdeenshire North and Moray East MP Seamus Logan has received an assurance from the Scottish Government that there is no intention to allow the ...