Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 127761

Lynx: Conservation

Tabled: 15 April 2026

Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Jess Brown-Fuller

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.

Answer

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.