This one was jet black. A Whitehorse resident had managed ... mutation called melanism — not unusual in animals, but rarely seen in lynx. "Nobody had ever heard or seen of a dark coloured ...

a charity involved in the Lynx to Scotland project. “We know some people like to buy exotic animals as pets,” he added. “The black market for exotic animals is, I would suggest, the most likely route ...

However, as more information about the animals comes to light, an alternative possibility has emerged. Instead, some suggest that these might have been released by a pet owner who purchased the lynx ...

A Eurasian lynx has been rehomed after being removed from an animal sanctuary following major welfare concerns for several endangered big cats. Freddie was welcomed to his new home at Shepreth ...

Tracy Tweedy, of Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, said staff were horrified by the death of the two lynx. A second lynx, belonging to a zoo where one escaped and was later shot, has died following a ...

First Minister John Swinney said he is “enormously grateful” to all those who helped capture two lynx in the Scottish Highlands, as he condemned the illegal release of the animals.

One of the illegally-released lynx captured in the Highlands has died, those caring for the animals have said. The big cat was one of a second pair to be captured near the the Dell of Killiehuntly ...

The search began on Wednesday afternoon when two lynx were spotted in the Cairngorms National Park, one of the last truly wild places remaining in the UK. The animals were captured the following ...