Biosecurity risk as authorities search for illegally released wild boar in Cairngorms

Around 20 wild boar have been seen in woodlands near Kingussie in the Cairngorms National Park

Alex Black
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Biosecurity risk as authorities search for illegally released wild boar in Cairngorms

Authorities are attempting to capture around 20 wild boar believed to have been illegally released in the Cairngorms National Park. It follows the illegal release of four lynx in the park last month....

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