Lynx spotted in the highlands?

[Camdig]

They’ve been caught.

maximus otter

Hopefully charges will follow but I reckon it will be brushed under the carpet.
When you look at the pictures the person responsible for the release should be done for animal cruelty, they were big pets lying shitting themselves.

 

[sauer]

They need to throw book maximum penalties allowed to show that this can't be condoned.
Paul

 

[FrenchieBoy]

Were they diferent sexes?

I wouldn't fancy getting hold of them to find out, especially if they're hungry!

 

[Tom270]

They have gone into quarantine then off to permanent quarters near Edinburgh.

 

[mudman]

Ill planned release. But brought the argument to the forefront of everyone’s attention. Could be said someone’s played a blinder.

Natural predator of Roe deer, a specialist, little impact on domestic stock. What’s not to like? Free deer control without any hassle and totally natural.

 

[Tazz]

I would have thought the amount of people who have a Lynx at home must be fairly small wouldn’t they be on some sort of register. I wonder if the need a certificate from your doctor before you can own one ???

 

[Pelyma]

Ill planned release. But brought the argument to the forefront of everyone’s attention. Could be said someone’s played a blinder.

Natural predator of Roe deer, a specialist, little impact on domestic stock. What’s not to like? Free deer control without any hassle and totally natural.

It was right in the middle of the last remaining capercaillie population.

 

[JockStalk]

Ill planned release. But brought the argument to the forefront of everyone’s attention. Could be said someone’s played a blinder.

Natural predator of Roe deer, a specialist, little impact on domestic stock. What’s not to like? Free deer control without any hassle and totally natural.

I’m not sure how a cocked up illegal release gone public could in any way be construed as a blinder.

Glad the moggies are safe and well. If not recaptured they’d likely have starved.

Maybe release the scrotes who did this into a remote glen on a cold night.

 

[Pelyma]

I've just read that bedding was found nearby, it looked like they had been tipped out on the side of the A9 and just sat there totally confused. Sounds to me like it was bloody cruel.

 

[Utectok]

I was informed by someone doing a PhD on lynx that’s the range/territory of a male lynx was about 200 square miles and if they were introduced you would basically never see them!

 

[User00056]

Recaptured.

Two lynx captured after being illegally released in Scottish Highlands

The wild cats were humanely trapped using cameras near baited traps and are in quarantine

www.theguardian.com

 

[sillbeam]

I've heard on the wireless, they've been trapped and are possibly being re-homed at Edinburgh zoo.
Investigations are underway to find who released them.

 

[devon deer stalker]

Obviously released by people who had the same mindset who originally illegally released the beavers.

 

[Pelyma]

Obviously released by people who had the same mindset who originally illegally released the beavers.

I bet someone down in your neck of the woods knows about it.

 

[Mungo]

Obviously released by people who had the same mindset who originally illegally released the beavers.

No - the Tayside beaver release was much more careful and calculated. Done in a way to minimise visibility for as long as possible to allow establishment.

This looks like abandonment more than anything. My guess is these people had lynx, decided they didn’t want them any more, and decided an easy, cost free way to get rid would be to dump them next to the Highland Wildlife park, who know what to do with them.

It’s akin to dropping a box of kittens on the vet’s doorstep.

If you really wanted to release lynx to start a wild population, you’d do it in late spring somewhere as far away from people as possible. Somewhere unappealing for tourists - some big nasty chunk of forestry in a midge infested backwater.

 

[sauer]

In theory... should be easy to trace back see who missing a couple of lynx


In reality that's assuming the animals were registered... males you wonder what else couped up in out buildings " unregistered"

These rewinding lot some border on fanaticism .I wouldn't out it past them to be breeding for release licensed or otherwise

Paul

 

[slider]

Hopefully this will set any future release campaign in a bad light and help knock it on the head.

 

[NoIDeer]

Fair play to the rangers/keepers that caught them.

 

[Freeforester]

I hope it proves to be genuine. It would make a pleasant change from all the bogus big cat sightings that are reported with predictably boring regularity (and always black).

Not always black..

‘Always’ and ‘never’ being similarly awkward words.

 

[devon deer stalker]

I bet someone down in your neck of the woods knows about it.

We all know who released them in Devon, which at the time was illegal, and yet it wasn't followed up.

BTW @Mungo that could be the case, as an Ocelot was released in Devon a few years ago by someone who couldn't cope