Should lynx be re-introduced to Britain in future? | BBC News

Four lynx were captured in the Scottish Highlands earlier in January after being illegally released into the wild.

Some have described their release as reckless and irresponsible, but there are a growing number of so-called “guerilla rewilders” who believe rare and even extinct species should be reintroduced to the country – regardless of what the government rules say.

BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt went to Devon to meet Derek Gow, who breeds British indigenous animals with a view to releasing them, to discuss rewilding the animal.

Farming communities have voiced concern about the potential impact on livestock.

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