Lynx in Glen Affric

1990

Had an old report come in last week of the sighting of a lynx in Glen Affric about 13 years ago. Came from a Scottish Natural Heritage contact so that's the second one via them which is a good sign. Anyway there were 2 witnesses one of whom was the warden at the hostel at the time. When walking along a ridge the saw the lynx at a distance of about 60m. It turned and looked at them and they were able to see the tufts on its pointed ears quite distinctly. I contacted the woman and I think they spoke with John Cathcart at the time who was able to help them identify it as a lynx. She can't remember all the details now but she did remember the length of the tail being important in their description to John. I have looked back through my records and the website but couldn't find any mention of Lynx in the Glen Affric area. She also said they saw droppings when they were walking in the area at that time that they could not identify as anything usual. She also said they didn't mention it to many people for fear of ridicule although they researched it quite thoroughly at the time. I have now rekindled her interest and passed on the website details.

Does anyone remember any mention of Lynx in this area or where would be the nearest, Argyll?

Fran Lockhart

1990

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