Iberian lynx – comprehensive treatise focusing on conservation 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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Iberian lynx is making a comeback
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…
Law prohibiting cat and dog euthanasia in Portuguese shelters has resulted in more strays
I just discovered that last September a federal law came into force in Portugal which prohibits the euthanasia of companion animals at shelters. I can’t find the law on the Internet. It would appear to be an attempt to instantly … continue reading…
Woman says that she contracted Guillain-Barré syndrome by stroking a stray cat
Gemma Birch believes that she contracted the very rare Guillain-Barré syndrome because she stroked a stray cat in Albufeira, Portugal in 2014. She said that she was left paralysed from the hips down after she contracted the bacterial infection from … continue reading…
Got an old washing machine? Use it as a cat shelter.
A veterinarian in Portugal, supported by the local council has started an imaginative program of providing individual shelters for stray and feral cats using old washing machines. I am referring to the ones that you load horizontally of course. I … continue reading…
Iberian lynx population 2017
The latest information on the ‘Iberian lynx population 2017’ is from a survey completed in 2012 by a scientist whose name is Simón (and his colleagues). They estimated that the population has increased to 156 mature individuals living in two … continue reading…
The Abduction of Mr No Ears A Well-Known Feral Cat in Portugal
“Mr No Ears” is a famous semi-feral cat who used to live in a well-known colony of cats, the Peneco Beach Colony, in Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal. The colony was under the protection of the Albufeira Municipality. The colony was cared … continue reading…