Reintroduction of lynx is a firm no

THE deputy leader of Northumberland County Council has said the Tory-led administration at County Hall is opposed to the reintroduction of lynx to the county.

- JAMES ROBINSON

A Eurasian lynx

Coun Richard Wearmouth was speaking after a successful scheme in Kent was branded a "major milestone" in the bid to reintroduce the cats to the countryside for the first time in centuries.

A state-of-the-art lynx enclosure was unveiled by the Wildwood Trust at its woodland discovery park in Herne near Canterbury.

The space has been engineered to breed the predators for future reintroductions.

The Missing Lynx Project has been assessing whether Eurasian lynx could be reintroduced into parts of Northumberland, Cumbria and the Scottish Borders.