John Swinney has said his Government will not allow a legal release of lynx or other large carnivores in Scotland, as he also urged caution on the reintroduction of beavers. The First Minister was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two more Lynx have been spotted on the loose in the north of Scotland - as police and animal experts have warned the public not to approach the animals. Police Scotland said the big cats were ...

“Police Scotland and Cairngorm National Park Authority ... as well their prey becoming more rare. The big cats live up to 17 years in the wild, but they can live for more than 20 years in ...

The big cats were spotted on Wednesday night and wildlife conservation charities worked alongside Police Scotland to safely trap the cats and take them back into captivity. On Wednesday evening ...

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 ...

Big cats probably prey on rabbits and deer ... The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland blamed the death on the stress caused by the lynx being abandoned in a new and "extremely harsh" environment.