Lynx could be first UK zoo-born cat freed into the wild

A link born in a zoo in Cornwall can successfully become the first UK zoo cat to be released into the wild.

Born in zoos and raw animals are rarely considered for release because they either do not have survival skills or are also used for human contacts.

But an unusual request was made to the cat from the Newcomer Zoo due to lack of female links in the European breeding program.

It has been transferred to the black forest in Germany, where it will be monitored in an enclosure next few months to see if it is dependent on the challenge.

This week the BBC saw AS, with the help of some prudent hurt with a broom, Newcome Links was loaded on a truck for South -Western Germany.

Two days later we were in Germany because it was casualted in a 1,200-class meter enclosure. John Meek of Newcomer Zoo was also in hand to see Links walking in his new house.

“I am a big boy, but I had some tears in my eyes,” he said. “Nowadays, zoo is not here to keep animals in cages. They are there for protection. And it is, protection in action.”

Thousands of links already roam wild in European forests, but efforts are being made to introduce new cats to increase their genetic variety in especially in Central Europe.

Although not officially classified as a “big cat”, Eurasian links can weigh up to 30 kg and may be a deer victim for food.

Once the native of the UK was motivated to extinct hundreds of years ago and calls with British deer population to introduce their re -introduction at record levels.

“Originally I am a tinder for a zoo -born links,” from Burn Animal Park, Dina Gabard said that when I talk to her on zoom, smiling.

This was the one who sent the SOS for Newcomer Links.

Links-breed coordinator for the European endangered species program (EEP), she searches for new houses for the entire continent as well as the continent as well as women and men along with the continent.

“Our nature is very fragmented, due to railways and roads and cities. And it means that we have created a lot of obstacles to links, which leads to inbreeding,” says Dina.

To compete that Dina finds captive young links that can be introduced into the wild to increase the number and improve genetic mixture. Dina’s links are usually raised with the minimum of human contacts, especially keeping in mind.

But last year, a lot for Dina’s frustration, especially a high number of male linux was born. And a successful rewinding program requires women much more than men.

So Dina reached near the Newcomer Zoo, to ask if her one year woman could be available.

John Micke, curator of plants and animals at the Newcomer Zoo, says, “Surely we said yes, it’s something that we would like to do.”

In the next few months, the links will be monitored to see if it has the skills required to survive in the wild. Catching and killing the prey is not expected to be a problem.

“If you know your cats, you know that even a cat who lives throughout his life in a room, is able to kill a bird or a mouse once it exits,” Eva Clabelsburg who runs Links Retraction Program to Baden-Vurtemberg, told us.

We are standing outside Karlsuhe on the body of a cry deer in Black Forest. Already there is a small population of links living in the forest and is one of their murders.

There are puncture marks on its throat – a certain signal.

“Our ecosystems in Europe are remembering large predators,” Eva says that the links help to control the deer population as well as ensure that they continue to move and do not snatch the forest areas.

Important questions in relation to Newcomer Links are likely to be related to humans. Visitors are being fed after spending their entire life through bars and being fed by the guard, it will need to be shown that it is not looking for more human interactions.

“Central Europe is very crowded and we do not have many places where enough space for big animals.” Dr. of Carlsuhe Zoo. Marco Roller says, who manage the enclosure.

“We do not want human animal struggle. So it is important for us that we do not have aggressive animals or curious animals that can walk close to cities or human settlements.”

The final decision on the fate of Newcomer Links will be taken later in summer after several months close monitoring.