Second pair of 'deliberately abandoned' lynx cats captured in Highlands
Experts have described the illegal release of the animals as "highly irresponsible", adding "it is very unlikely they would have survived in the wild".
Two More Lynx On The Loose In Scotland As Captured Pair Head Into Quarantine
The original pair of lynxes being captured and placed in quarantine. Two more lynx have been sighted in the same Cairngorms location where a pair were successfully captured on Thursday (09January2025).
Two lynx cats spotted loose in Scotland after two others captured
Police in Scotland said two lynx cats have been spotted on the loose in an area where two other felines of the species were rounded up one day earlier.
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).
Loose lynx: Scotland has a history of illicit guerrilla releases
At least two lynx, a medium-sized wildcat extinct in Scotland for hundreds of years, were spotted in the Highlands on Wednesday, raising concerns that a private breeder had illegally released the predators into the wild.
Two more lynx spotted on the loose in Highlands
The force said inquiries suggested that the sighting was connected with the release of the two lynx which were captured on Thursday. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
Two remaining ‘deliberately abandoned’ lynx roaming Highlands captured safely
They were caught by humane traps near the Dell of Killiehuntly, near where the previous two lynx were captured on Thursday.
Pair of lynx loose in the Highlands in "suspected illegal release" are caught
A pair of lynx released in the Scottish Highlands in a "highly irresponsible act" have been captured and transferred to a zoo. Working with Police Scotland, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) safely trapped the big cats using live cameras and baited traps.
Two illegally released lynx ‘humanely’ captured in Scottish Highlands
Two lynx which were illegally released in the Scottish Highlands have been successfully captured – with experts warning the creatures could have died if they had remained in the wild. The Royal Zoological Society of (RZSS) announced its staff,
Two more lynx sighted in Highlands
Police are investigating a sighting of another two lynx in the Highlands. Police received reports the animals had been seen in the Dell of Killiehuntly area near Kingussie at about 7.10am on Friday. Officers said they believe the sighting is connected to the release of two lynx seen in the same area on Wednesday,
Lynx on the loose in Scotland highlight debate over reintroducing species into the wild
Scottish environmental activists want to reintroduce the lynx into the forests of the Highlands. But not this way.
Second pair of captured lynx ‘may be sign they are being illegally reintroduced’
Police investigating after suspected ‘illegal release’ of animals near the town of Kingussie ...
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Total of 4 lynx spotted in Scottish Highlands after illegal release
Following the capture of two illegally released lynx in the Cairngorms, two more Lynx have been spotted. The Lynx were ...
Second pair of lynx captured in Cairngorms
Two other lynx were captured in the same area on Thursday.
'I came face-to-face with two big cats on the loose in Scotland - one thing shocked me'
Willi Anderson, the deputy team leader of the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team, came within 60 yards of the wild cats and ...
Second pair of lynx captured in the Highlands after ‘rollercoaster 48 hours’
POLICE have launched a frantic hunt for two wild cats at large in the Scottish Highlands. Officers are desperately trying to ...
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 ...