{"id":264166,"date":"2025-11-15T11:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T11:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/264166\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T11:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T11:15:09","slug":"charity-bids-to-return-four-architects-of-the-wild-species-to-the-highlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/264166\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity bids to return four \u2018architects of the wild\u2019 species to the Highlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

A charity is launching a bid to return four species described at the \u201carchitects of the wild\u201d to the Scottish Highlands.<\/p>\n

Following the release of beavers into a Highland glen last month, Trees for Life also wants to reintroduce lynx, red squirrels and a species of cattle considered the \u201cmodern-day aurochs\u201d.<\/p>\n

Tauros \u2013 similar to the ancient aurochs, the wild ancestor of all domestic cattle \u2013 were once found across Europe, including Scotland before they were wiped out due to hunting and habitat loss in the 17th century.<\/p>\n

Lynx went extinct in Scotland around 1,300 years ago.<\/p>\n

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The rewilding charity says the reintroduction of such species will improve the environment and benefit communities through nature tourism.<\/p>\n

It is seeking to raise \u00a33.6m to fund the missing species programme and believes the Highlands could sustain a breeding population of about 250 lynx.<\/p>\n

\"BeaversSTV NewsBeavers were released into Glen Affric in the Highlands last month STV News<\/p>\n

When beavers were released into Glen Affric in October, it was described as a moment of \u201cwildlife history\u201d for the species.<\/p>\n

Trees for Life\u2019s chief executive, Steve Micklewright, said: \u201cBy bringing back the forest-planting red squirrel; flood-preventing beaver; deer-managing lynx; and landscape-shaping aurochs through their modern-day descendant\u2019 the tauros; we can restore nature at scale and breathe new life into the Highlands, so people and wildlife can thrive together.<\/p>\n

\u201cReturning these four important, carefully-chosen architects of the wild is about restarting the natural engines of Scotland\u2019s ecosystems, boosting biodiversity, climate action and local economies, and giving people the chance to discover the wonder of a wilder landscape.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Highlands can become a beacon of hope in the fight against extinction and wildlife loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

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