In January, an attempt to illicitly release lynx (Lynx lynx) into the Scottish Highlands failed (see go.nature.com/42nhzqu), with all four animals being captured and one subsequently dying. High-profile illicit releases of now-established beaver (Castor fiber) and pine marten (Martes martes) populations in Scotland have complicated politically sensitive discourses around the reintroduction, translocation and removal of species.
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Source: Ecology - nature.com
