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.

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Lynx in Scotland: Why illegal attempts to reintroduce lost species are surprisingly common

EXCLUSIVE: Nature expert warns frustrated 'guerrilla' activists may have decided to 'take law into their own hands'.

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Illegal release of four lynx 'could be start of rogue rewilding campaign'

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Farmers have said they predicted environmentalists taking the law into their own hands and releasing wild animals into the Scottish countryside.

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Farmers say they predicted release of Lynx in Scotland amid illegal rewilding surge

'Irresponsible and illegal' release of four lynxes into Scottish Highlands 'entirely counterproductive' say conservationists

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The controversy over rewilding in the UK

Recently, four lynx were illegally released into the Scottish Highlands, and “guerrilla rewilding” may be to blame. Currently, authorities are combing the snowy woods in search of the missing cats. The Eurasian lynx once roamed this terrain, but it is unclear whether the cat can take back its natural habitat. On January 8, the Cairngorms National Park Authority announced that two lynx were on the loose in the biggest national park in the United …

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Four Lynx Were Illegally Released Into The Scottish Highlands, And Guerrilla Rewilding May Be To Blame

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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, media reports say. A pair of Eurasian lynx (Lynx […]

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1 lynx dead, 3 quarantined after suspected illegal release in Scotland

Two Eurasian lynx were spotted just after 4pm on Wednesday 8 January in the Drumguish area of the Highlands in Scotland. Wildlife conservationists from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) worked overnight with the police to capture the big cats, and condemned the illegal release “in the strongest possible terms”. “We set live trail […]

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Two lynx caught after illegal release in Scotland – here's what happened

After four lynx were identified running wild in Scotland, they were captured and taken in for care. What happened in this example of rewilding gone wrong?Eurasian lynx were native to Scotland, once.Four lynx were found running wild near the Cairngorms of Scotland. Currently, three lynx are set to be looked after in Edinburgh Zoo. First, they must be quarantined in the Highland Wildlife Park.Sadly, one died overnight after its capture. The Highla…

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Lynx in Scotland: Why illegal attempts to reintroduce lost species are surprisingly common

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