Iberian lynx soon to be reintroduced to natural habitat in Portugal

The critically-endangered Iberian Lynx, a small-prey hunter native to the Iberian Peninsula, could soon see its population in Portugal resurrected after a deal was signed last week to secure two thousand hectares of land on which the elusive animals will be reintroduced.

Iberian Lynx number in Portugal to be bolstered by a […]

November 3rd, 2014 | Category: Iberian Lynx | Comments are closed

How Spain saved the Iberian Lynx

If Scotland needs a lesson on how to save an endangered feline, it need only look to the little town of Santa Elena, in Andalucía, Spain. Biologists there have overseen a remarkable conservation enterprise: the Olivilla captive breeding centre for the Iberian lynx. Dozens of these distinctive, beautiful creatures have been bred here, watched over […]

October 7th, 2013 | Category: Iberian Lynx | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)