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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Cornish Lynx On Path To Be Set Free Into The Wild
Caption: Cornish Lynx On Path To Be Set Free Into The Wild. A lynx kitten born at Newquay Zoo in Cornwall is on course to become one of Europe’s first wild lynx in hundreds of years. The British zoo-bred wild cat has been selected as a candidate for Europe's prestigious Linking Lynx rewilding programme. The nine-month-old female Carpathian lynx, born on 29 May 2024, will soon begin her preparation for potential release into the wild, pending successful health checks and behavioural assessments. She is part of an ambitious effort to bolster wild lynx populations across Europe's mountain ranges, from the Carpathians to the Alps. If she meets the necessary criteria, the young lynx will be relocated to a specialised habituation facility in Germany within the coming weeks. There, she will spend several months in a semi-wild environment, honing the survival skills needed for life in the wild while under expert supervision. The Zoo will provide regular updates as this young lynx embarks on her extraordinary journey, offering a rare glimpse into the complexities and triumphs of modern wildlife conservation.
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