Plan to return the lynx splits friends and families in Kielder Forest community

Northumberland nature reserve community at odds over application to import six of the mammals from SwedenIt is the idyllic nature reserve where walkers roam among roe deer and red squirrel while star-gazers enjoy the biggest expanse of dark sky in the whole of Europe.
But there’s a blot on the horizon over Kielder Forest, in Northumberland, thanks to highly contentious plans to reintroduce the Eurasian lynx.Continue reading...