Bringing lynx back to Scotland would boost ecosystem, say conservationists

Lynx could be ­reintroduced to Scotland to boost the ecosystem – like in France, Germany and Switzerland.

The woodland predators, which are not deemed a risk to humans, were hunted to extinction 500 years ago.

Conservationists hope releasing 400 lynx to the ­Highlands will lead to Scotland becoming known as “the world’s first rewilding nation”.