About the Project
The Missing Lynx Project is a partnership project investigating the possibility of reintroducing lynx to England.
They are currently exploring the ecological, practical and social feasibility of reintroducing lynx. This is basically asking three key questions. Is there an area in England where lynx could live? How could we go about bringing lynx back? And would local people accept lynx back in the landscape?
To answer this last question, The Missing Lynx Project is hosting an exhibition which will tour around areas where lynx could potentially live and local towns. The exhibition will open a conversation and find out what local people think about lynx, and whether this missing species could be brought back.
The Missing Lynx Project partnership would support a lynx reintroduction to England if there is both an area in Britain where lynx can live, and if local people are accepting of the animal back in the landscape.
Gee’s role in the project
The Missing Lynx Project
Commissioned by Northumberland Wildlife Trust, The Lifescape Project and The Wildlife Trust, The Missing Lynx Project is an accessible, scientifically accurate and tourable interactive exhibition exploring the reintroduction of lynx to the UK. Designed with accessibility and efficient tourability in mind, the installation packs into a single van when dismantled and features a range of engaging components: interactive touchscreen TVs, a five-metre fast-fold projection screen, a “past, present, future” projection display, and a flat interactive TV table.
Visitors move through a multi-layered environment, encountering collapsible three-dimensional trees, fauna and flora, alongside to-scale models of animals such as deer, badger, fox and lynx. Each element was carefully designed and scenically finished to align with the project’s cohesive palette and storytelling aims.
The exhibition has been developed to provide audiences of all ages with an interactive and informative experience, encouraging understanding of the ecological impact and possibilities of lynx reintroduction across UK landscapes.
See if the exhibition is touring near you!
The free, family-friendly exhibition is touring Northumberland, the edge of Cumbria and the border of southern Scotland. Using interactive displays, the exhibition brings the lynx to life. Visitors can discover how our wild places have changed over the years, how nature has been lost and how it might fare better in the future. The exhibition charts the lynx’s comeback across Europe and how restoring missing species can help nature to recover. The final installation even offers visitors a chance to immerse themselves in a wilder world, standing side by side with this missing mammal, surrounded by bird song.
Get a feel for the Missing Lynx exibition by following the link below...