For the first time in over 1,000 years, the lynx could be reintroduced to the wilderness of the British Isles.
Lynx Trust UK has submitted a permit to Natural England – the nation’s governmental department for environmental issues – for a 5-year trial run of the species’ reintroduction.
If approved, the organization could be granted permission to release 6 to 10 lynx into Kielder Forest in Northumberland.The organization says that while lynx were native to the area, records show that they may have been hunted into extinction by early settles. Because the native wildcats have been absent from England’s ecosystem…
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