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'Reintroduction of lynx is cruel and unnecessary', Blackface Sheep Breeders' Association warns

Following the consultation into the reintroduction of the lynx in the Kielder forest and now its proposal in the Highlands, the Association have put their case across warning of its potential damaging impacts

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'Reintroduction of lynx is cruel and unnecessary', Blackface Sheep Breeders' Association warns

In a letter to the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity of Scotland Jim Fairlie, the Blackface Sheep Breeders' Association have warned against the reintroduction of the lynx stating that there would...

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