Two more wild Lynx have been spotted near a village in the Scottish Highlands, with police warning people to keep there distance.
The force said it received reports the animals had been seen in the Dell of Killiehuntly area near Kingussie in the Cairngorms National Park at about 7.10am today.
They believe the sighting is connected to the release of two lynx seen in the same area on Wednesday, which were safely captured on Thursday.
Anyone who sees the animals should not approach them, said police.
Officers are working with specially trained personnel to capture the lynx and said inquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances of the sighting.
They are appealing to anyone who saw anything in the area, or who has any information, to call 101, quoting incident number 0387 of Friday January 10.
The two lynx already captured are now being cared for in quarantine facilities at Highland Wildlife Park, where they will stay for 30 days before being transferred to Edinburgh Zoo.
Lynx has become a focus for rewilding campaigners who say they can keep deer populations in check, reducing damage to woodlands and allowing trees to grow.
A population of around 400 could feasibly survive in the Scottish Highlands at present, with this figure rising as woodland increases, Rewilding Britain claims.
But this release of the latest lynx into the wild is believed to be illegal.
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