Swinney condemns illegal release of lynx in Highlands after animals captured - The Scottish First Minister said he is ’emormously grateful’ to everyone involved in safely trapping the two cats.
Three female lynx that were illegally released in the Cairngorms are looking for a new home after completing 30 days quarantine at Edinburgh Zoo. The wild cats were spotted in the national park in ...
Police say two more lynx have been spotted in the same area where a pair of the wild cats were captured on Thursday. They were seen near Kingussie in the Cairngorms National Park. Police Scotland ...
In January, four lynx were illegally released near the Dell of Killiehuntly in the Highlands before being humanely captured.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We are aware of a possible sighting of a lynx in woodland near Newton Stewart around 12pm on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. “The sighting was reported to police on ...
No evidence has been found so far of a lynx after reports of a potential sighting in a south of Scotland woodland, according to NatureScot. Police were alerted to a sighting near Newton Stewart on ...
"We saw the tragic consequences of last month's illegal lynx release, which resulted in ... herds of feral pigs were said to be out of control in the Highlands' Great Glen. The animals were ...
Three female lynx that were illegally released in the Cairngorms are looking for a new home after completing 30 days quarantine at Edinburgh Zoo. The wild cats were spotted in the national park in ...