A local crofters’ cooperative responded angrily to the release, saying: “Within weeks of the illegal release of four lynx in woodlands near Kingussie, an estimated 20 feral pigs (wild boar) have now been dumped nearby.
Rangers search for feral pigs thought to have been released in Cairngorms Animals suspected of being illegally left in ‘extremely harsh’ environment near where lynx were found last month.
Confirming that efforts were under way to trap the animals, which appeared to be fairly tame, the Cairngorms national park authority said it condemned any illegal release of animals “in the strongest possible terms”.
A park authority spokesperson said in a statement: “We are aware that feral pigs have been spotted in an area of the Cairngorms national park near Uath Lochans.
The animals were spotted near the Uath Lochans area, close to the village of Inch and only 5 miles from where four lynx were illegally released last month.
