The Scotsman

Big wild beast

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I can see why the system needs to be simplistic, but it is a little too simplistic at present. There needs to be more graduation, and a serious discussion about what happens at each alert. Too many people were caught out. Make your minds up.

Jenna Wilson But Boris Johnson – the mouth from the South – still stalks the land. And that is a considerab­ly worse thing.

Peter Best so-called Scottish Wildcat isn’t really Scottish at all, or rather, it isn’t a Scotland or Uk-only animal but merely the Eurasion or European wildcat – quite common on the Continent.

Peter Mcgrouther MBE What do they add to the water in Aberdeensh­ire to grow such huge animals? In 2012 a near-alsatian-sized fox was shot near Rothiemay.

Colin Battle What a shame they are putting this on the internet. Someone is now going to want to go and kill it.

Catherine Hawkins Yep, location should not have been published.

Renoir O’minopoly You are all worrying too much. This is the largest forest in Aberdeensh­ire and the cats are one of the most elusive species in the world. These cats are protected and monitored and there have been very few sightings, ever. They are also nocturnal.

Alex Davidson

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