Description of the Eurasian lynx – full and illustrated

Eurasian lynx

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 below are of a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx: Lynx lynx carpathica or Lynx …

Read more

Eurasian lynx- comprehensive page

Eurasian lynx

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 forest and includes the rocky hillsides of northern Europe, Russia and central Asia. The …

Read more

Ikea allegedly implicated in illegal deforestation of lynx habitat

Börje beech chair

Vicariously, Ikea has been accused of illegal logging of forests in Ukraine where Eurasion lynx live. This harms the conservation prospects of this precious species of medium-sized wild cat. Ikea is investigating claims that some of it wood suppliers are illegally cutting down trees such as beech trees from old growth forests. Beech is …

Read more

Do wolves kill lynx?

Wolf encounters Eurasian lynx in Belarus

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 are referring to the Eurasian lynx, the largest of four lynx species: Canada lynx, …

Read more

follow it link and logo