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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.

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

Posted in Lynx | Tagged conservation, Iberian Lynx, Portugal, spain | Leave a reply
Lisbon stray cat

Law prohibiting cat and dog euthanasia in Portuguese shelters has resulted in more strays

PoC avatarPosted on August 27, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 27, 2019

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 …

Posted in Animal laws | Tagged animal law, animal shelter, euthanasia, Portugal | Leave a reply
Gemma on holiday

Woman says that she contracted Guillain-Barré syndrome by stroking a stray cat

PoC avatarPosted on January 24, 2019 by Michael BroadJanuary 24, 2019

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 …

Posted in Zoonotic Diseases | Tagged Cat News, Portugal, stray cat, zoonotic diseases | 8 Replies
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Got an old washing machine? Use it as a cat shelter.

PoC avatarPosted on October 30, 2018 by Michael BroadOctober 30, 2018

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 …

Posted in volunteers | Tagged feral cat shelters, good veterinarians, Portugal, veterinarian | 1 Reply
Iberian lynx

Iberian lynx population 2017

PoC avatarPosted on April 1, 2018 by Michael BroadApril 4, 2018

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 …

Posted in Lynx | Tagged conservation, Iberian Lynx, lynx, Portugal, spain | 2 Replies
Mr No Ears

The Abduction of Mr No Ears A Well-Known Feral Cat in Portugal

PoC avatarPosted on May 14, 2016 by Michael BroadNovember 14, 2016

“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 …

Posted in feral cats | Tagged abduction, Cat News, crime, feral cats, Portugal, semi-feral | 4 Replies
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