Animal experts have located and are working to trap a number of illegally released “feral” pigs in the Cairngorms. On Monday, the animals were released in the Uath Lochans area of the park, and the Cairngorms National Park Authority said they seemed to be “relatively domesticated”.

Last year, herds of feral pigs were said to be out of control in the Highlands' Great Glen. The animals were blamed for killing sheep and damaging grazing land on crofts and farms. This prompted calls for a reduction in numbers of the pigs, which include escapees and others that had been illegally released to roam free.

Sightings of the group were reported around Insh and Glen Feshie on Monday. A group of feral pigs have been put down after being illegally released in the Highlands. The animals were first seen in the Uath Lochans area of the Cairngorms National Park on Monday

Up to 20 “feral” pigs have been illegally released in the Cairngorms, the park authority has said. The Cairngorms National Park Authority said the pigs were seen near the Uath Lochans area of the park on Monday, and staff attempted to capture the “relatively domesticated” animals.

Feral pigs thought to have been illegally released in the Highlands have been located as staff work to contain them. The Cairngorms National Park Authority said efforts to trap the pigs are ongoing after they were seen in the Insh and Glen Feshie areas.

Park rangers are trying to capture feral pigs which may have been illegally released in the Cairngorms. The Cairngorms National Park Authority said the pigs were seen near the Uath Lochans area of the Highlands park,