How much funding is the charity seeking for this rewilding project?

The charity is seeking to raise £3.6 million to fund the missing species program in the Scottish Highlands.

What is the goal of the charity's rewilding initiative in the Scottish Highlands?

The charity's goal is to "restore nature at scale and breathe new life into the Highlands, so people and wildlife can thrive together" by reintroducing these "architects of the wild" species.

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Charity Launches £3.6M Plan to Rewild Scottish Highlands with Lynx, Squirrels, and Aurochs

Q: What species is the charity planning to reintroduce to the Scottish Highlands?

The charity is planning to reintroduce lynx, red squirrels, and a breed of cattle similar to the ancient aurochs to the Scottish Highlands.

14 Nov

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Charity aims to reintroduce lynx, red squirrels, and aurochs-like cattle to Scottish Highlands
Beavers already released in Highland glen last month
Rewilding project seeks to boost biodiversity and nature tourism

Charity Launches £3.6M Plan to Rewild Scottish Highlands with Lynx, Squirrels, and Aurochs

In a major rewilding effort, a Scottish charity called Trees for Life is launching a £3.6 million initiative to reintroduce four key species to the Highlands. Following the release of beavers into a Highland glen last month, the charity now plans to also bring back lynx, red squirrels, and a breed of cattle similar to the ancient aurochs.

The charity says this ambitious project will help improve the local environment and benefit communities through increased nature tourism. By "bringing back the forest-planting red squirrel; flood-preventing beaver; deer-managing lynx; and landscape-shaping aurochs through their modern-day descendant, the tauros," Trees for Life aims to "restore nature at scale and breathe new life into the Highlands."