Eurasian lynx set to return to the UK

Adam Khor

Not paleontology, I admit, but interesting nonetheless.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lynx-back-uk-90-public-supports-reintroduction-big-cat-wild-1498518

According to this blog post: (http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2008/04/21/european-cats-part-iii/),

In Britain, the Eurasian lynx has generally been regarded as a Pleistocene animal that failed to make it into the Holocene. However, we now know that this is completely wrong. Eurasian lynxes were definitely still present in England and southern Ireland as recently as 9000 years ago. The English records, one of which comes from Devon and the other one from Derbyshire, have been carbon dated: both gave ages of 8800-9500 years before present (Coard & Chamberlain 1999, Bronk Ramsey et al. 2002). That’s all pretty good: it shows that lynxes were still in Britain during the Holocene. However, in 1997 came the surprising news that Eurasian lynxes had in fact survived in Scotland until as recently as the 3rd century AD.

Rubecula

farmers will kill them if they see them

Manach

A picture that is crying out for the LOL cat treatment.

KingBrian2

Beautiful animal, best of luck with reintroduction.