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Lynx Trust UK are a registered charity campaigning for the reintroduction of lynx to the Kielder Forest in Northumberland. [4] In 2018, a proposal to release six animals was turned down by then-Environment Secretary Michael Gove, [5] due to findings that the proposal did not "meet the necessary standards set out in the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) guidelines and fails ...
Of the four lynx species, the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is the largest in size. It is native to European, Central Asian, and Siberian forests. While its conservation status has been classified as "least concern", populations of Eurasian lynx have been reduced or extirpated from much of Europe, where it is now being reintroduced. During the ...
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. It is widely distributed from Northern, Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia and Siberia, the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas. It inhabits temperate and boreal forests up to an elevation of 5,500 m (18,000 ft).
Lynx were once native to Britain, but were driven to extinction 500 to 1,000 years ago. This was due to habitat loss and hunting, as well their prey becoming more rare.
Lynx died out in Britain 500 to 1,000 years ago, but similar species are still found in continental Europe, Russia and Asia. ... It is almost 45 years since a big cat native to the Americas was ...
There are four lynx species. Eurasian lynx are the largest. Adults are roughly the size of a Labrador dog. Lynx died out in Britain 500 to 1,000 years ago, but similar species are still found in ...
On 9 January 2025 two lynx were captured after being sighted in the Drumguish area, near to Kingussie, Scotland. They were put in quarantine at Highland Wildlife Park with plans to transfer them to Edinburgh Zoo. The lynx are believed to have been illegally released, given their tameness and bedding was found in a nearby layby. [38]
The Eurasian lynx was also formerly native to Britain during the Holocene, with its youngest records dating to around 1,500 years ago during the early Medieval period. [17] The moose/elk was present in Britain during the early Holocene, but became extinct by around 5600 years ago. [18]