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Lynx: Conservation

Asked by Jess Brown-FullerLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 127761

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the feasibility and ecological impact of reintroducing the Eurasian lynx to woodland areas in England.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Defra has not undertaken any formal assessment of the feasibility and ecological impact of reintroducing the Eurasian lynx to woodland areas in England.

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