Two more illegally released lynx have been spotted roaming the Highlands after a pair were captured earlier this week with members of the public urged not to approach. Police said they received a report of two big cats being seen in the Dell of Killiehuntly area near Kingussie around 7.10am on Friday.

Police say two more lynx have been spotted in the same area where a pair of the wild cats were captured on Thursday. They were seen near Kingussie in the Cairngorms National Park. Police Scotland have warned members of the public not to approach the animals and said officers are working with specially-trained personnel to capture them.

Two lynx on the loose in the Highlands have been captured, with their release into the wild branded “reckless”. Officers received reports of two big cat sightings in the Drumguish area near Kingussie at around 4.20pm on Wednesday.

"Working with Police Scotland, experts from our wildlife conservation charity humanely trapped the cats overnight and took them to the park's quarantine facilities."

Two lynx illegally released in the Highlands have been successfully captured by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS). The alarm was raised at about 16:20 on Wednesday when they were spotted in the Drumguish area, near Kingussie.

COPS investigating the “illegal release” of two lynx have warned the public to not approach the wild cats. It comes after reports the pair of apex predators were spotted in Drumguish,

Two lynx, which had been released illegally into the Scottish Highlands, have been successfully recaptured. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), along with assistance from Police Scotland, managed to "humanely" trap the animals overnight amidst warnings that the creatures could have perished if they had stayed in the wild.

Swinney condemns illegal release of lynx in Highlands after animals captured - The Scottish First Minister said he is ’emormously grateful’ to everyone involved in safely trapping the two cats.

A pair of lynx released in the Scottish Highlands in a "highly irresponsible act" have been captured and transferred to a zoo. Working with Police Scotland, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) safely trapped the big cats using live cameras and baited traps.