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.
I didn’t know lynx were capable of hunting deer. Our own population over the pond normally hunt rodents, birds, and mid sized animals like badgers and racoons and such. Cougars and wolves on the other hand would do nicely. Well I hope they find a good solution.