"I am constantly getting questions from tourists about what predators we have. Do you have this? Do you have that? And I have to say no, to all of them. And I always feel that's a bit of a shame. People think: there's something missing there."

#LynxToScotland #RewildingNation #rewilding #scotland #nature

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A majority of Scots now support a pilot reintroduction aimed at bringing back #LynxToScotland.

Among those ready to express a clear preference, 73% support #lynx reintroduction.

Only 1 in 5 oppose the idea.

#WildlifeComeback

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From 1950s - 2016 Eurasian lynx numbers increased by >500% and its range expanded by >150%, although this recovery still covers just a fraction of their historical range.
Scotland remains without its missing lynx, but the return of the #LynxToScotland is being actively discussed.

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The effects of lynx predation go beyond a physical reduction in deer density, they will also change behaviour of the prey species & also their population dynamics. Natural processes which are vitally important but entirely missing in Scotland.

#LynxToScotland

📸 Laurent Geslin

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Large carcass ecology is a process we're almost completely missing. In Europe, everything from wild boar to wolves & crested tits to carrion beetles have been recorded feeding from lynx kills.

The carcasses then break down, releasing nutrients back into the soil.
#LynxToScotland

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