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Of the four lynx species, the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is the largest in size. It is native to European, Central Asian, and Siberian forests. While its conservation status has been classified as "least concern", populations of Eurasian lynx have been reduced or extirpated from much of Europe, where it is now being reintroduced. During the ...
Crawfords State Forest: New Kent County: 258 acres (1.04 km 2) Cumberland State Forest: Cumberland: 16,222 acres (65.65 km 2) Devil's Backbone State Forest: Shenandoah: 517 acres (2.09 km 2) Public access not permitted. [7] Dragon Run State Forest: King and Queen: 9,563 acres (38.70 km 2) First Mountain State Forest: Rockingham: 573 acres (2.32 ...
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) was established in 1914 to prevent and suppress forest fires and reforest bare lands. Since its inception, the agency has grown and evolved to encompass other protection and management duties: Protecting Virginia's Forests from Wildfire; Managing the Forest Resource; Protecting Virginia's Waters
The Canada lynx is a case study both in how animals can evolve to fit very specific environmental niches and the direct effect that prey population fluctuations can have on their health. The diet ...
Two lynx had been spotted on the loose near Kingussie in the Cairngorms National Park. On Friday, officers confirmed two more cats were on the loose. Police asked people to report further ...
Virginia has a low risk of earthquakes, [17] especially in the northern part of the state. The Virginia seismic zone has not had a history of regular earthquake activity. Earthquakes are rarely above 4.5 in magnitude because Virginia is located centrally on the North American Plate, far from plate boundaries. Locations near tectonic plates ...
The Canada lynx that was spotted in Vermont for the first time in six years on Aug. 17 in Rutland County has been on the move.. Since then, the lynx has moved about 60 miles north to Addison ...
The Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) or Canadian lynx is one of the four living species in the genus Lynx. It is a medium-sized wild cat characterized by long, dense fur, triangular ears with black tufts at the tips, and broad, snowshoe-like paws. Its hindlimbs are longer than the forelimbs, so its back slopes downward to the front.