Frederick Co. police search for missing lynx

The missing Siberian lynx taken from Wilson's Wild Animal Park in Frederick County, Virginia, are 10 months in each and cost about $4,000 each. (Courtesy Frederick County Sheriff's Office)
The missing Siberian lynx taken from Wilson’s Wild Animal Park in Frederick County, Virginia, are 10 months and cost about $4,000 each. (Courtesy Frederick County Sheriff’s Office)
This lynx is identical to two that were taken from Wilson's Wild 
Animal Park in Winchester, Virginia. (Courtesy Frederick County Sheriff's Office)
This lynx is identical to two that were taken from Wilson’s Wild Animal Park, in Winchester, Virginia. (Courtesy Frederick County Sheriff’s Office)
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The missing Siberian lynx taken from Wilson's Wild Animal Park in Frederick County, Virginia, are 10 months in each and cost about $4,000 each. (Courtesy Frederick County Sheriff's Office)
This lynx is identical to two that were taken from Wilson's Wild 
Animal Park in Winchester, Virginia. (Courtesy Frederick County Sheriff's Office)

WASHINGTON — Two Siberian lynx are missing from an animal park in Frederick County, Virginia, after they were taken from their secured kennel.

The owner of Wilson’s Wild Animal Park, in Winchester, told the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office that someone entered the park sometime between 6 p.m. Dec. 19 and 3:30 p.m. Dec. 20 and removed two of three felines. The lynx are 10 months in age and cost about $4,000 each.

If you have any information about the missing animals, call 540-665-8477(TIPS).

Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

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