article_snippet: Wild cats could be introduced into the UK countryside for the first time in 1,300 years, it emerged yesterday.
article_snippet: Although the animals would be introduced onto privately owned estates, Woodland would be unfenced, meaning the 70lb animals could roam free around the UK countryside.
article_snippet: Lynx could be introduced into the UK countryside for the first time in 1,300 years, Lynx emerged yesterday .
article_snippet: Under the plan, devised by the Lynx Trust, four to six cats would be released at each site.
article_snippet: Around the size of a large dog and with powerful claws for climbing, four to six cats will be released into areas rich in deer and trees and each will wear a tracking device so four to six cats movements can be monitored.
article_snippet: It is one of the most beautiful cats on the planet and It absence makes Great Britain a poorer place.
highlights_snippet: It would be first time big cats were wild in UK countryside for 1,300 years .
  
highlights_snippet: Woodland would be unfenced, meaning the 70lb animals could roam free .
  