Hope for the Iberian Lynx

Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)

Not since the time of the sabertooth
has a feline species gone extinct

The largest threat facing the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) is habitat destruction and the destruction of its prey base, the European Hare. The prey also suffered a major blow when an introduced disease – poxvirus myxomatosis – to which the European Hare had no natural immunity and was nearly decimated. By the time they started building a resistance to this disease and the numbers started to recover, a new disease –viral hemorrhagic pneumonia - took its place and killed a large number of adult rabbits.

This cat also suffers at the hands of man, frequently being killed by traps and snares set for rabbits, by being hit by cars as the number of roads increase. The Spanish Government is now in the process of developing a national conservation effort to save the Iberian Lynx.

 Safe underpassage for the Iberian Lynx

Learn more and become involved:

• NWF
• ARKive
• National Geographic

Saving the Canada Lynx

After languishing for eight years on the Endangered Species list with little to no protection of its habitat, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated nearly 25 million acres in Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Washington as critical habitat for the reclusive feline.

This is the largest area of critical habitat ever designated for any terrestrial species.

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