I WAS amazed to hear the much talked about scheme to reintroduce wild animals that are no longer naturally found in the Highlands and islands is still being considered by Scottish Natural Heritage and other conservation groups. High on the list are lynx.
Are none of the organisations behind this fringe scheme aware of the expense and worry that a lynx, which escaped from Dartmouth zoo a few weeks ago, is creating in the south of England?
Last week it was reported in the national press that a police helicopter, a thermal imaging drone and several dozen marksmen armed with tranquilliser guns, were searching for it.