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Another lynx from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom has died (Picture: PA)

A second lynx from a zoo has been killed just days after an escaped wild cat was shot dead by hunters.

Borth Wild Animal Kingdom said they were ‘devastated and outraged’ when Lillith the lynx was killed on council orders last week after fears it was getting too close to humans.

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But it has emerged a second lynx has died on the premises while being moved from an unsuitable enclosure before a council inspection.


The Lynx UK Trust said the zoo near Aberyswyth, in Wales, has ‘no understanding of wild animal behaviour or welfare needs’.

The zoo confirmed that Nilly, an adult female who was unrelated to Lillith but shared an enclosure with her, had died after a ‘terrible handling error’.

Seven sheep are believed to have been killed by the escaped lynx (Picture: PA)

The first lynx was on the run since October 29 (Picture: Wales News Service)

The zoo said: ‘Unfortunately, there seems to have been a terrible handling error where it seems she twisted in the catch-pole and became asphyxiated.



‘An internal investigation is under way, and a key member of staff has been unable to work since the ordeal as they are truly devastated by what has happened.

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‘The authorities were notified after the incident and will be carrying out their own full investigation.’

Lillith was an 18-month-old Eurasian lynx that was twice the size of a domestic cat.

She was killed on Friday night after Ceredigion Council was told by a specialist veterinary surgeon that the risk to public was severe.

Park staff said the animal, which had been missing since October 29, did not pose a threat to humans.

The council defended its decision and said: ‘The safety of the public was paramount and therefore once the Lynx had strayed over to a populated area of the community it was necessary to act decisively.’

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