Sindarina, Edge Case Detective on Nostr: "Releasing just 20 lynx in Northumberland would be enough to create a healthy wild ...

"Releasing just 20 lynx in Northumberland would be enough to create a healthy wild population, research has found, and most people in the area would support the practice.

Northumberland Wildlife Trust has been working to see if the wild cats, which became extinct in Britain about 1,300 years ago as a result of hunting and habitat loss, could be returned to the area.

In a paper published in the Journal of Environmental Management, modelling studies found that lynx would be able to thrive in the area."

Lynx lynx lynx! 😻

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/07/lynx-could-thrive-in-northumberland-with-most-in-area-supporting-return-study-finds

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