Their main prey are roe deer - a small deer that favours woodland. Lynx were once native to Britain but were driven to extinction 500 to 1,000 years ago due to hunting and habitat loss.
The Royal Horticultural Society confirmed "a small number of roe deer" had been culled A cull of roe deer as part of a revamp of a 156-acre garden in Salford has been met with "horror and sadness".