Dr Paul O’Donoghue from Lynx UK Trust helps to tell the story of the lynx in Britain, from 1000 years ago to present day.
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Watch: Meet Flaviu – Dartmoor Zoo’s most infamous resident!
In June 2016, in the small village of Sparkwell in Devon, a man hunt was underway. Or rather, a lynx hunt. A new resident, Flaviu, escaped on his first night at the zoo. Could his adventures show that lynx could successfully fit right back into the British countryside, or would they wreak havoc?
Lynx UK Trust still hopeful for future of wild lynx in Britain after license application is declined
Michael Gove has rejected Lynx UK Trust’s application to release six lynx in Northumberland. He wrote to Dr Paul O’Donoghue, chief scientific advisor for Lynx UK Trust, explaining he has taken Natural England’s advice not to grant the proposal for a trial reintroduction. Natural England found the proposal “lacked the necessary depth and rigour to provide […]