Ben Fogle: 'Two lynx have died ... there are failings across the board'

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Broadcaster Ben Fogle has called for "reflection" on the licensing of small zoos following the death of two lynx in Ceredigion. Fogle, the newly appointed UN patron of the wilderness, said the decision to destroy the lynx was "heavy handed". The zoo has said it was making "vast improvements" and Ceredigion council has defended shooting the escaped lynx. The council said it sought expert advice before bringing in a marksman to humanely destroy Lilleth the lynx, sparking a backlash from the zoo's owners who had been trying to capture her with bait traps. On Monday the zoo owners revealed a second lynx, Nilly, had died when she became twisted in a catch-pole, as staff tried to move her into a different enclosure ahead of a council inspection.