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 ...

“The black market for exotic animals is, I would suggest, the most likely route [to their release]. It’s a possibility, because it’s difficult to see any other route.” Karen Blackport, co-convenor of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Animal rescuers have issued a £15-a-day plea to help care for three Lynx abandoned in the Highlands. Four of the big cats - which no longer exist in the wild in Scotland - were spotted by members ...

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.