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| Lynx let go in Cairngorms were starving, says zoo | Lynx let go in Cairngorms were starving, says zoo |
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| Four lynx were successfully captured last week after being spotted near Kingussie | Four lynx were successfully captured last week after being spotted near Kingussie |
| Four lynx illegally released into the Cairngorms showed signs of starvation, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has said. | |
| One of the wild cats died after its capture near Kingussie late last week and experts are awaiting results of a post-mortem examination. | One of the wild cats died after its capture near Kingussie late last week and experts are awaiting results of a post-mortem examination. |
| The other three lynx are being cared for at Edinburgh Zoo. | The other three lynx are being cared for at Edinburgh Zoo. |
| Police Scotland is investigating the incident which saw two of the lynx caught on Thursday and two more on Friday. | Police Scotland is investigating the incident which saw two of the lynx caught on Thursday and two more on Friday. |
| RZSS said two of the cats had eaten meat left from them in traps set to capture them, but no other food while they had been on the loose. | RZSS said two of the cats had eaten meat left from them in traps set to capture them, but no other food while they had been on the loose. |
| The area around Kingussie where the four were captured is still being monitored, but the society said it was "reasonably confident" there were no more still at large. | The area around Kingussie where the four were captured is still being monitored, but the society said it was "reasonably confident" there were no more still at large. |
| The cats have been confirmed as Eurasian lynx, the largest of four species of the animals. | The cats have been confirmed as Eurasian lynx, the largest of four species of the animals. |
| Lynx were once native to Britain but were wiped out hundreds of years ago due to habitat loss and hunting. | Lynx were once native to Britain but were wiped out hundreds of years ago due to habitat loss and hunting. |
| A number of conservation groups support a licensed reintroduction of the cats to Scotland in the near future. | A number of conservation groups support a licensed reintroduction of the cats to Scotland in the near future. |