New evidence for the occurrence of Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx) in medieval Britain
Abstract The presence of Eurasian lynx as a former native species in Britain during the Holocene is known from bones recovered from several sites. AMS radiocarbon dating of lynx bone recovered from two sites in the Craven area of northern England gave 1842 ± 35 14 C yr BP and 1550 ± 24 14 C yr BP, t...
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crwiley:10.1002/jqs.960 2024-06-02T08:16:01+00:00 New evidence for the occurrence of Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx) in medieval Britain Hetherington, David A. Lord, Tom C. Jacobi, Roger M. 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.960 http://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.960 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.960 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Quaternary Science volume 21, issue 1, page 3-8 ISSN 0267-8179 1099-1417 journal-article 2005 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.960 2024-05-03T11:47:31Z Abstract The presence of Eurasian lynx as a former native species in Britain during the Holocene is known from bones recovered from several sites. AMS radiocarbon dating of lynx bone recovered from two sites in the Craven area of northern England gave 1842 ± 35 14 C yr BP and 1550 ± 24 14 C yr BP, together representing the youngest dates for lynx from England, and in the case of the latter, the youngest for Britain as a whole. These dates support the view that the game animal whose occurrence in the nearby Lake District is described in the early 7th century Cumbric text Pais Dinogad , and whose translation to date has been problematic, is a lynx. The occurrence of lynx in early medieval Britain shows that earlier periods of climate change, previously blamed for the species' extinction in Britain, were not responsible. Instead, anthropogenic factors such as severe deforestation, declining deer populations, and persecution, are likely to have caused the extirpation of lynx in Britain. Consequently, the lynx qualifies as a candidate for reintroduction. Large‐scale reafforestation, the growth of deer populations, and more positive attitudes towards carnivores in modern society, could permit the restoration of lynx to Britain, particularly in Scotland. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lynx Lynx lynx lynx Wiley Online Library Craven ENVELOPE(165.250,165.250,-71.133,-71.133) Journal of Quaternary Science 21 1 3 8 |
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Abstract The presence of Eurasian lynx as a former native species in Britain during the Holocene is known from bones recovered from several sites. AMS radiocarbon dating of lynx bone recovered from two sites in the Craven area of northern England gave 1842 ± 35 14 C yr BP and 1550 ± 24 14 C yr BP, together representing the youngest dates for lynx from England, and in the case of the latter, the youngest for Britain as a whole. These dates support the view that the game animal whose occurrence in the nearby Lake District is described in the early 7th century Cumbric text Pais Dinogad , and whose translation to date has been problematic, is a lynx. The occurrence of lynx in early medieval Britain shows that earlier periods of climate change, previously blamed for the species' extinction in Britain, were not responsible. Instead, anthropogenic factors such as severe deforestation, declining deer populations, and persecution, are likely to have caused the extirpation of lynx in Britain. Consequently, the lynx qualifies as a candidate for reintroduction. Large‐scale reafforestation, the growth of deer populations, and more positive attitudes towards carnivores in modern society, could permit the restoration of lynx to Britain, particularly in Scotland. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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New evidence for the occurrence of Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx) in medieval Britain |
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New evidence for the occurrence of Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx) in medieval Britain |
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New evidence for the occurrence of Eurasian lynx ( Lynx lynx) in medieval Britain |
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