Farmers concerned for livestock as elusive lynx remains at large

Farmers are concerned a missing lynx could attack their sheep flocks.

Lilleth, a Eurasian Lynx, escaped from the Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, near Aberystwyth and is being hunted by a heat-seeking helicopter and dozens of police officers.

The wild cat was last seen by zoo keepers on Monday.

Farming chiefs fear lynx are a threat to the animals - and say the escape shows why campaigns to reintroduce or "rewild" the animals to the UK should be scrapped.

Campaign group Lynx UK Trust is leading calls to bring back the animal to the wild - and say they have previously had interest from landowners in Mid Wales to let them roam.

The trust says the animals present no threat to humans and it is rare for them to target agricultural animals.

Meanwhile, zoo owner Tracy Tweedy says they will now be setting baited traps to catch the female lynx - which she believes is still in the nearby area.