The Lynx UK Trust has submitted its application for a licence to release lynx into Kielder Forest, according to the National Sheep Association.
“It is almost inconceivable that once released the lynx would ever be removed and therefore we don’t accept this is a pilot project – it is a release,” NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said.
He described the Lynx UK Trust’s consultation process as flawed, making “inconsistent and selective efforts to publicise meetings”.
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This comes in the same week the University of Stirling published a study into the impact of illegally released beavers on Tayside. Prof Nigel Willby, one of the study team, said beavers offered “enormous potential benefits” to the environment and that “sometimes the negative views of farmers can dominate”.
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The Lynx UK Trust has submitted its application for a licence to release lynx into Kielder Forest, according to the National Sheep Association.
“It is almost inconceivable that once released the lynx would ever be removed and therefore we don’t accept this is a pilot project – it is a release,” NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said.
He described the Lynx UK Trust’s consultation process as flawed, making “inconsistent and selective efforts to publicise meetings”.
This comes in the same week the University of Stirling published a study into the impact of illegally released beavers on Tayside. Prof Nigel Willby, one of the study team, said beavers offered “enormous potential benefits” to the environment and that “sometimes the negative views of farmers can dominate”.
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