The first minister tells farmers that no carnivorous species will be reintroduced under his government.

First Minister John Swinney has ruled out the legal reintroduction of lynx into the wild in Scotland.

His comments follow concerns about the illegal release of four lynx in the Cairngorms last month.

Campaigners have been working on plans for the controlled reintroduction of the cats to benefit rural biodiversity but farmers have raised concerns about the impact they would have on livestock.

  • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
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    13 days ago

    Ok. So a predator can keep one population under control allowing others that compete for the same resource a better chance.

    Make sense. Thanks.