Escaped lynx kills seven sheep, NSA fears
I saw a Lynx in captivity – behind big bars, where its savagery at feeding time made me wince. I have been disquieted for some while about the efficacy of reintroducing them to the wild. This story seems to back up some of my fears. It tells us:
Farm leaders fear an escaped lynx may have struck, killing seven sheep a week after it went missing from a wildlife park in Ceredigion.
Horrified sheep farmer Owen Jenkins found seven of his sheep dead and a number of others traumatised after spotting the lynx lurking near his flock on Wednesday (1 November).
The Eurasian lynx, named Lilleth, escaped from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion a week ago. Police warned livestock farmers to stay vigilant amid concerns the animal could attack their animals.
The National Sheep Association (NSA) said the killings bear all the hallmarks of a lynx attack.
NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said it was deeply concerning as the lynx is the same species proposed by the Lynx UK Trust in its application to Natural England to “rewild” medium-sized wild cats at Kielder Forest, in Northumberland.