‘SNP refusal to punish illegal release of beavers encouraged lynx reintroduction’ say farmers
NFU Scotland claims that Scottish Government partly at fault for unlawful release of the four wildcats last week ...
Furious farmers demand rogue rewilding crackdown after illegal release of lynx in Highlands
Scotland’s farming union called for a 'zero tolerance' approach and a major manhunt to find the culprits, saying they had ...
Country Life4d
The test-tube cow, a bit of beaver bother, and the strings of Barbara Hepworth
Plus an Arts-and-Crafts delight in the Surrey Hills and the daily quiz.
The Scottish Farmer3d
Wild beavers plan blocked in England by Downing Street
Downing Street has reportedly blocked plans to release wild beavers in England, as officials consider the policy to be part of a ‘Tory ...
Lynx in Scotland: Why illegal attempts to reintroduce lost species are surprisingly common
For more than 500 years, no lynx had roamed the British countryside. That changed with the recent release of four of these ...
Farmers say they predicted release of Lynx in Scotland amid illegal rewilding surge
Farmers have said they predicted environmentalists taking the law into their own hands and releasing wild animals into the ...
The Scottish Farmer1d
Calls for zero-tolerance with criminals involved in wildlife crime
Following the recent, reckless, illegal release of lynx in the Highlands and mindful of historical prosecution failings linked to illegal beaver releases in Tayside, NFU Scotland ’s president Martin ...
The Associated Press on MSN7d
Lynx on the loose in Scotland highlight debate over reintroducing species into the wild
Lynx wildcats found in Scotland amid push to reintroduce them into Highland forests. Was it guerrilla rewilding or a bid to ...
The controversy over rewilding in the UK
Irresponsible and illegal' release of four lynxes into Scottish Highlands 'entirely counterproductive' say conservationists ...
Farmers Weekly1d
Recent illegal lynx release is ‘reckless’ says NFUS
The recent release of four lynx in Scotland’s Cairngorms has been described as reckless and illegal by NFU Scotland. In a ...
Loose lynx: Scotland has a history of illicit guerrilla releases
At least two lynx, a medium-sized wildcat extinct in Scotland for hundreds of years, were spotted in the Highlands on Wednesday, raising concerns that a private breeder had illegally released the ...