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| Subject: | | Re: Three spot lynx on the loose in West Fife |
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Stu
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Thu, Oct 8 2009, 6:45pm
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Yes, lynx have been shot & killed, or run over, on several occasions in the last few decades. The best-known case may be the 'Fintona Lynx' but a lynx was also shot in the '90s in Norfolk after killing 15 sheep in a fortnight (confirmed by police), a Eurasian lynx captured in London in 2001 (no escapes (obviously, maybe) had been reported) & a man in Kent scratched by one in 2001. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Three spot lynx on the loose in West Fife |
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john80c
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Fri, Oct 9 2009, 4:52am
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There used to be Lynx in Peel Park zoo on Isle of Man- they are amazing animals and should be protected in the wild as they eat rodents and therefor fulfil a useful purpose. |
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| Subject: | | Re: Three spot lynx on the loose in West Fife |
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Stu
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Fri, Oct 9 2009, 7:39am
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John, there are still Eurasian lynx being kept at Curragh's wildlife park on Man. My g/f's cousin lives in Douglas & has taken his kids there, & they've both told me their favourite animals are the lynx, the 'speccy owls' & the otters.
Ursus makes a good point above about Naish's blog on UK cats. In fact it's from a speech to the UK Big Cat Conference. It's well worth a read:
Britain's lost lynxes and wildcats : Tetrapod Zoology
There are three possibilities regarding the theory of relict lynx surviving & being spotted in the UK. They're all misIDs, they're escaped & breeding animals or they've clung on. I don't hold with the third, but the first two seem, given the evidence on offer, to be not as unlikely as to be ruled out. If you know what I mean. |
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