RZSSThe Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has confirmed {that a} lynx captured close to Kingussie within the Cairngorms National Park on Friday has died in a single day.
The feral cat was one among 4 illegally launched cats caught in the identical space in current days.
The animals had been humanely captured in pairs within the Dales within the Killihuntly space.
The society stated it was “completely confident” that there have been no different wild animals within the space. An investigation is underway to learn how they reached there.
After their seize, the animals had been taken to the Highland Wildlife Park earlier than being taken to Edinburgh Zoo, the place the surviving lynxes will stay in quarantine for 30 days.
Some conservation teams are campaigning to reintroduce feral cats to Scotland.
Helen Sen, head of conservation on the RZSS, stated: “Unfortunately in a single day we obtained information that one of many lynx had not made it.
“It was found dead this morning.”
He stated {that a} full autopsy shall be performed.
He stated the temperature within the space had dropped to -14C.
Typically the typical minimal temperature in northern Scotland at the moment of 12 months is round 0.3C.
Ms Sen stated it was not clear why the feral cats had been launched and it was a matter for Police Scotland.
They speculated that this was most likely an unlawful try at re-wilding, or the animals might have been deserted by somebody who didn’t have the sources to take care of them.
With inputs from BBC
