Picture of Balkan lynx, one of the rarest wild cat species
This is an excellent camera trap photograph of one the world’s rarest species of wild cat: the Balkan lynx.
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Do wolves kill lynx?
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, …
Can a lynx kill a healthy adult human?
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 even the smaller bobcat and Canada or Iberian lynx could kill a healthy adult …
Woman combs and cuddles an enormous Eurasian lynx (video)
We are not told what species of cat this is so I’ll speculate. I believe that this large wild cat is a Eurasian lynx. If I’m correct then the video was probably made in Russia. It is also likely that the cat has been raised from newborn or as a kitten. This has completely …
Northern Lynx Facts
Location People search for ‘Northern Lynx Facts’. Here they are! The page is accordingly deliberately short. The scientific name is Lynx lynx. This medium sized wildcat is also known as the Eurasian lynx and was originally called that but since the species is found across northern Asia, from Norway to Mongolia, it was decided …
Europe’s migrant crisis harms Eurasian lynx conservation
“For the lynx, the construction of the razor-wire fence may just be the last push for the population…” so says John Linnell and co-authors of a study1 into the effects of building fences hundreds of miles long to block migrants from walking across country borders from Greece all the way to Germany. It an …
Return Of the Lynx to Britain Is a Great Idea
We are nearing the time when the reintroduction of the Eurasian lynx to the British Isles becomes a reality and I for one am thrilled about it. Eurasian lynx could soon be prowling Britain’s countryside. When it happens it will be the first time in 1,300 years that lynx have lived in Britain. Plans …
Lynx Wild Cat Chewed His Way Out Of Dartmoor Zoo to Return to His Mother?
You may have heard about the lynx who escaped from Dartmoor Zoo by chewing through his enclosure fencing (that must have hurt him). This had never happened before at this zoo. The cat is two-years-of-age. He had barely arrived at Dartmoor zoo when he escaped. His mother remained at his former home at Port …
