Video footage has revealed the latest sighting of two lynx in the Cairngorms National Park.
The Press and Journal has been sent the most up-to-date images of a pair of lynx that were spotted overnight in the early hours of December 10.
Search efforts have been going on all day to catch the big cats, seen in the Dell of Killiehuntly area, near Kingussie.
Police received a report of a sighting being captured on a RZSS wildlife camera at around 7.10am this morning, and specialist teams from the Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig have been drafted in to work with officers to capture the pair.
Camera trap footage shows the two lynx investigating the area before moving off camera.
The discovery comes just over 24 hours after two lynx were trapped by staff at the Highland Wildlife Park.
Staff from the Highland Wildlife Park say they are working diligently to “safely retrieve the animals”.
‘Further traps’ to help efforts to capture the lynx
In a statement, a spokesperson said: “Two more lynx have been sighted in the same Cairngorms location where we successfully captured a pair yesterday.
“Further traps are being baited in the area. The hope is that these animals will be safely and humanely captured.
“They will then be taken to Edinburgh Zoo to join the two captured yesterday in quarantine.
“RZSS condemns the release of wild animals in the strongest possible terms.
“We urge anyone with information on the release of these lynx to contact police on 101.”
This morning, the search team found a series of paw prints and evidence of the new cats’ presence as they continue their attempts to catch the lynx.
Police have launched an investigation into the matter as they piece together how the lynx ended up in the woods.
Officers said “although it may be tempting” to try find the lynx and take pictures, people should not travel into the area.
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