>The habitat of the Iberian lynx is high altitude shrubland. As the name suggests, the Iberian lynx was once widespread across the Iberian Peninsula: namely Spain and Portugal.
>Since the 1940’s, the population of Iberian lynx has drastically declined to just two subpopulations in Andalusia, south west Spain.
>A series of reintroductions to Andalusia and Portugal have increased the number of Iberian lynx across its historic range.
>Is the Iberian lynx endangered?
>The Iberian lynx is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red list (last assessed 2014). With the number of mature individuals estimated at 156, the Iberian lynx is one of the most endangered cat species in the world.
More at source.
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The reintroduction program is one of the most successful in history! The went from less than 100 to reaching this year a total of over 1000! They now live in several populations that are interlinked to ensure genetic spread (to avoid inbreeding). New populations will be reintroduced across the country.
They can travel quite a lot! One of them was tracked cross crossing the country from the southwest (near Portugal) all the way to the ~~south~~ north east, barely a few Kilometres from Barcelona!
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Assorted facts about the species:
>[Iberian lynx guide: species facts and where they live in the wild](https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/facts-about-iberian-lynx/)
>Where is the Iberian lynx found?
>The habitat of the Iberian lynx is high altitude shrubland. As the name suggests, the Iberian lynx was once widespread across the Iberian Peninsula: namely Spain and Portugal.
>Since the 1940’s, the population of Iberian lynx has drastically declined to just two subpopulations in Andalusia, south west Spain.
>A series of reintroductions to Andalusia and Portugal have increased the number of Iberian lynx across its historic range.
>Is the Iberian lynx endangered?
>The Iberian lynx is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red list (last assessed 2014). With the number of mature individuals estimated at 156, the Iberian lynx is one of the most endangered cat species in the world.
More at source.
Majestic
Amazing picture
Save this beautiful cat
The reintroduction program is one of the most successful in history! The went from less than 100 to reaching this year a total of over 1000! They now live in several populations that are interlinked to ensure genetic spread (to avoid inbreeding). New populations will be reintroduced across the country.
They can travel quite a lot! One of them was tracked cross crossing the country from the southwest (near Portugal) all the way to the ~~south~~ north east, barely a few Kilometres from Barcelona!
More info (in spanish, but you can google translate the website) [https://elpais.com/clima-y-medio-ambiente/2021-05-28/el-lince-iberico-supera-los-1000-ejemplares.html](https://elpais.com/clima-y-medio-ambiente/2021-05-28/el-lince-iberico-supera-los-1000-ejemplares.html)
[https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020/03/10/pienso_luego_actuo/1583852431_610952.html](https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020/03/10/pienso_luego_actuo/1583852431_610952.html)
Que precioso 😻
Such a success story. There may be as many as 30-40 *linces* in the Comunidad de Madrid now:
https://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/54953/
La polla el lince. La polla la reinserción. La polla todo. Gracias
They are so beautiful… my dad actually saw one once!
I was lucky enough to see them in the wild in Jaén
Not an easy task, these bastards are hard to spot in vast acres of bushforests
Saw one in Doñana. It froze solid in the middle of the road at night. God bless the driver of that bus because he stopped just in time.
❤️😻🤗
I’d love to pet one of those. But unfortunately they are not as friendly as cats.
Big flopa