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.

The First Minister has sided with farmers over their opposition to attempts to secure legal permission to reintroduce lynx to ...

John Swinney has been urged to reconsider his dismissal of the reintroduction of lynx to Scotland as a poll indicates a rise ...

First Minister John Swinney’s refusal to consider the reintroduction of lynx is ‘out of step’ with public opinion, it is ...

The poll, conducted by Survation in January for the Lynx to Scotland Partnership, coincides with an open letter sent to First Minister John Swinney that has the support of 20 organisations. It shows ...

Rather than write off Scotland’s hopes of restoring its missing lynx just because reintroductions of apex predators are difficult, we should ask whether potential conflicts could be successfully ...

John Swinney’s judgement has been questioned by rewilding groups after he ruled out bringing back lynx to Scotland. The First Minister was warned he was “out of step with public opinion” after a new ...

The open letter to the First Minister calls into question his judgement in dismissing lynx reintroduction when speaking at ...

John Swinney has been urged to reconsider his dismissal of the reintroduction of lynx to Scotland as a poll indicates a rise in public support. Conservationists calling for a trial rewilding of ...