4 lynx illegally launched into the Cairngorms showned indicators of hunger, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has mentioned.
One of the wild cats died after its seize close to Kingussie late final week and consultants are awaiting outcomes of a autopsy examination.
The opposite three lynx are being cared for at Edinburgh Zoo.
Police Scotland is investigating the incident which noticed two of the lynx caught on Thursday and two extra on Friday.
RZSS mentioned two of the cats had eaten meat left from them in traps set to seize them, however no different meals whereas they’d been on the free.
The world round Kingussie the place the 4 have been captured remains to be being monitored, however the society mentioned it was “fairly assured” there have been no extra nonetheless at massive.
The cats have been confirmed as Eurasian lynx, the biggest of 4 species of the animals.
Lynx have been as soon as native to Britain however have been worn out tons of of years in the past as a result of habitat loss and searching.
Plenty of conservation teams help a licensed reintroduction of the cats to Scotland within the close to future.
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, 2025-01-13 11:50:00
