Police Scotland posted on social media a warning that two lynx had been spotted near Kingussie, a town of roughly 1,400 people, south of Aviemore. The public were asked not to approach the animals if they encountered them. A search was launched involving Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) keepers from the nearby Highland Wildlife Park.

Two more lynx abandoned in Cairngorms caught – two days after earlier pair captured - Experts think all four animals had been cared for by humans before being put out in the wild

Two lynx that were illegally released in the Highlands have been captured by wildlife authorities. The big cats were spotted on Wednesday night and wildlife conservation charities worked alongside Police Scotland to safely trap the cats and take them back into captivity.