John Swinney has said his Government will not allow a legal release of lynx or other large carnivores in Scotland, as he also ...

The Scottish government wants everyone to know it does not plan to ban cats. First Minister John Swinney was forced to issue ...

Scotland’s first minister has been forced to knock down reports that the government is considering banning cats. John Swinney ...

But there might be clues from Scotland's history with mysterious cats found in the wild. Felicity the Puma and Inverness Museum and Art Gallery It is almost 45 years since a big cat native to the ...

These are captive cats, get them back in captivity, not ‘let’s leave them out and see what happens’.” SCOTLAND: The Big Picture (STBP), Wildlands Ltd and RSPB Scotland were among wildlife ...

Conservation groups have campaigned to reintroduce the big cats to Scotland, including the Mammal Society, which has suggested rogue rewilders could be behind the recent releases. The organisation ...

The wild cats were spotted on Wednesday afternoon ... that they had escaped from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Highland Wildlife Park, which does have lynx. But both police and ...

A pair of big cats released in the Scottish Highlands in a "highly irresponsible act" have been captured and transferred to a zoo following a mammoth rescue mission. Working alongside scotland ...

A PAIR of big cats have been retrieved after an urgent ... The charity is urging anyone with information to contact Police Scotland. Previously we told how dozens of big cat sightings have been ...

Meanwhile, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS ... with £15 per day able to pay for a meal for the big cats, while £150 per day would provide veterinary care. A spokesperson for ...

A second pair of lynx were illegally abandoned in Scotland (Picture: RZSS/SWNS) A lynx that was captured in Scotland yesterday has died overnight, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS ...

But there might be clues from Scotland's history with mysterious cats found in the wild. It is almost 45 years since a big cat native to the Americas was captured in the Scottish Highlands.