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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Patrick Barkham

Lynx could return to Scotland – but can rewilders win over wary Highlanders?

A lynx in the snow
The Lynx to Scotland charity coalition aims to build support among opponents such as farmers, gamekeepers and deer stalkers. Photograph: Peter Cairns/Northshots

Could lynx, the elusive wild cat driven to extinction in Britain more than 1,000 years ago, become the new Loch Ness monster? “Whether Nessie’s there or not, she draws tourists,” said Margaret Luckwell, a resident of Moray, Scotland. “It would be the same with lynx. I’d love to see a lynx in the wild.”

Luckwell’s view is a majority one among local people gathering at village halls across the Highlands, as a painstaking consultation slowly gathers momentum for the apex predator’s return to Scottish forests.

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