Police are searching for answers after the wild cats were found in the Highlands.

The head of an animal conservation charity has warned against “rogue rewilding” amid speculation the phenomenon could be responsible for two pairs of lynx being illegally released in the Highlands.

Police are searching for answers after the second pair of lynx were captured near the Dell of Killiehuntly on Friday, a day after the first incident nearby.

Staff from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) were able to bait the duo into humane traps and the animals are in good health.

The latest pair were taken to the Highland Wildlife Park before going to Edinburgh Zoo for a........

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