A LYNX which was captured after being illegally released in the Highlands has died. The animal was part of the second pair to be spotted in the Highlands overnight on Thursday and later captured on ...

The head of an animal conservation charity has warned against “rogue rewilding” amid speculation the phenomenon could be responsible for two pairs of lynx being illegally released in the Highlands.

Police Scotland posted on social media a warning that two lynx had been spotted near Kingussie, a town of roughly 1,400 ...

Police in Scotland said Friday that they were investigating a sighting of two lynx in the Highlands after another pair were caught nearby following an illegal release of the wild cats.

Park rangers and police on Friday captured two lynx which had been ilegally released in a national park, a day after two other wild cats were caught.

The two "deliberately abandoned" lynx at large in the Scottish Highlands have been captured safe and sound. Staff from the ...

So far, only two of the four lynx have been recaptured, leaving authorities scrambling across the snowy woods to find the ...

They were caught by humane traps near the Dell of Killiehuntly, near where the previous two lynx were captured on Thursday.

Lynx on the loose in Scotland highlight debate over reintroducing species into the wild - Scottish environmental activists ...

A second pair of lynx have been captured after being found near Kingussie in the Cairngorms National Park. Two other lynx, released illegally, were caught in the same area on Thursday. Staff from the ...

A conservation expert has said it was “highly irresponsible” of individuals to release a number of lynx into the Scottish Highlands. Dr Neil Anderson, a senior lecturer in conservation medicine at ...