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Lynx feet

Infographic on lynx feet

PoC avatarPosted on December 25, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2022

Lynx feet are amazing; so large compared to other wild cats of the same size. Disproportionately large. I saw a nice photo which illustrates this necessary evolutionary feature and used it to create the infographic below. The information comes from … continue reading…

Posted in infographic, Lynx | Tagged canada lynx, cat anatomy, cat paws, feet, infographic | Leave a reply
Iberian Lynx Continued Threats 2022

Climate change and illegal water extraction add to threats against Iberian lynx

PoC avatarPosted on December 16, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 16, 2022

An awful lot has been done to bring back the Iberian lynx from near extinction but it might all be undone because of global warming and years of agricultural overexploitation which have combined to lead the largest permanent lake in … continue reading…

Posted in Iberian lynx | Tagged conservation, farming, global warming, Iberian Lynx, illegal activities | Leave a reply
Eurasian lynx size comparison with domestic cat

Lynx size compared to domestic cat

PoC avatarPosted on March 4, 2022 by Michael BroadMarch 4, 2022

Put another way: how big is a lynx compared to a house cat? It depends on the species of lynx. There are four species: Canada, Iberian and Eurasian and the bobcat. The Eurasian is by far the largest. The video … continue reading…

Posted in Eurasian lynx | Tagged domestic cat size, eurasian lynx, wild cat size
Captive breeding program of the Iberian lynx has helped numbers to rebound

Iberian lynx – comprehensive treatise focusing on conservation 2022

PoC avatarPosted on February 3, 2022 by Michael BroadFebruary 3, 2022

Due to a committed conservation project including a successful captive breeding programme, this is no longer the world’s most endangered wild cat species.

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Posted in Iberian lynx | Tagged endangered wild cat species, Iberian Lynx, lynx cat, Portugal, spain, wild cat conservation | 1 Reply
Eurasian lynx

Description of the Eurasian lynx – full and illustrated

PoC avatarPosted on January 23, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 23, 2022

This is a full description of the Eurasian lynx supported by excellent photographs. The source of the information is solid and is mainly from the excellent reference book Wild Cats of the World by Mel and Fiona Sunquist. The pictures … continue reading…

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Eurasian lynx

Eurasian lynx- comprehensive page

PoC avatarPosted on January 17, 2022 by Michael BroadJanuary 17, 2022

Overview: The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is the largest of the European wildcats. It is also the largest of the subspecies of lynx of which the American bobcat is part. The other is the Canada lynx. The habitat is typically … continue reading…

Posted in Lynx | Tagged eurasian lynx, lynx, lynx cat, lynx ecology, small wild cat species, wild cat species | 1 Reply
Canada lynx

Do Canada lynx attack humans?

PoC avatarPosted on December 10, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 10, 2021

Canada lynx do not attack humans unless there are exceptional circumstances such as rabies or perhaps a pet Canada lynx being provoked into defensively attacking their owner or a stranger in the home. This would be a rare incident. It … continue reading…

Posted in Lynx | Tagged canada lynx, cat attack!, cat fur trade, fur trade, human to cat relationship, Siberian lynx | Leave a reply
Canada lynx

Canada lynx hunting success rate

PoC avatarPosted on December 10, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 10, 2021

Canada lynx hunting success rate varies considerably between 9 and 54 percent. Snowshoe hares often account for 60-97% of the Canada lynx’s diet. The survivability of the Canada lynx is linked to the snowshoe hare as it dominates its livelihood. … continue reading…

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Canada lynx

How big is a Canada lynx?

PoC avatarPosted on February 18, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 18, 2021

Canada lynx are medium-sized wild cats. Sometimes people refer to them as big cats but they are aren’t. They are larger than typical domestic cats but much smaller than the big cats such as the leopard. They weigh approximately 8-11 … continue reading…

Posted in Lynx | Tagged canada lynx, lynx, lynx cat, wild cat species
Iberian lynx

How far do lynx travel?

PoC avatarPosted on November 3, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 3, 2020

Background There are actually three subspecies of lynx which is not specified in the question. So if I am going to answer the question fully I have to refer to each subspecies of lynx. Canada lynx The main prey of … continue reading…

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Iberian lynx

Iberian lynx is making a comeback

PoC avatarPosted on October 28, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 28, 2020

Concerned wild cat observers ask whether the Iberian lynx is endangered or even extinct. At one time, around 10 years ago, there was a real possibility that this rarest of wild cat species was indeed going extinct. The main cause … continue reading…

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Canada lynx

How far does a lynx travel?

PoC avatarPosted on April 12, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 12, 2020

I provide information on the daily travelling distances of the Canada lynx, Eurasian lynx, bobcat and Iberian lynx.

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Balkan lynx

Picture of Balkan lynx, one of the rarest wild cat species

PoC avatarPosted on April 11, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 16, 2020

This is an excellent camera trap photograph of one the world’s rarest species of wild cat: the Balkan lynx.

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Posted in Lynx | Tagged Albania, Camera Trap, eurasian lynx, lynx, pictures of cats
Wolf encounters Eurasian lynx in Belarus

Do wolves kill lynx?

PoC avatarPosted on April 6, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 6, 2020

Do wolves kill lynx? Yes. An alternative question would be ‘Can a lynx kill a wolf’ or ‘Where the lynx and wolf are sympatric (share the same landscape) which animal pushes the other out and dominates?’ In this instance we … continue reading…

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Eurasian lynx

Can a lynx kill a healthy adult human?

PoC avatarPosted on February 22, 2020 by Michael BroadFebruary 22, 2020

This is one of those debatable questions because as there are no records of lynx killing humans we have to speculate and theorise, which lends itself to debate and argument. The operative word is ‘can’. THEORETICALLY a Eurasian lynx or … continue reading…

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