Police received reports the animals had been seen in the Dell of Killiehuntly area near Kingussie at about 7.10am today
Two more lynx have been spotted in the Highlands and police said they believe the sighting is connected to the release of two lynx seen in the same area, which were safely captured on Thursday.
“Two more lynx have been sighted in the same Cairngorms location where we successfully captured a pair yesterday,” he said. “RZSS condemns the illegal release of wild animals in the strongest possible terms and urges anyone with information on the release of these lynx to contact Police Scotland.”They are appealing to anyone who saw anything in the area, or who has any information, to call 101, quoting incident number 0387 of Friday January 10.
Peter Cairns, executive director of SCOTLAND: The Big Picture, one of the three charities involved in the project, said it was “excellent news” the first two lynx had been captured quickly and are safe.
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