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At the start of the 21st century, Spain’s once-abundant lynx population was on the verge of extinction, decimated by a combination of habitat loss, a decline in its main prey, hunting, and road ...
In the 20th century, the Iberian lynx population had declined because of overhunting, poaching, fragmentation of suitable habitats, and the population decline of its main prey species, the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), caused by myxomatosis and rabbit haemorrhagic disease.
[4] [5] The cause for the founding of LCIE was the critical situation of the Iberian lynx, [5] whose population had dwindled to less than 100 adult individuals and was considered to be close to extinction. [6]
Population size is declining, and consists of a single subpopulation. [2] Malabar large-spotted civet: Viverra civettina: ... Iberian lynx: Lynx pardinus: 1,100 [15 ...
The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) ... By 1981, this had declined to 17.09 percent. Although the Andalusian population was not declining in absolute terms, ...
An experimental release of Iberian lynx is planned for the end of 2023. Local rabbit populations have fallen significantly due to the use of disease as pest control. As rabbits are the lynx's primary source of food, the release is intended to determine whether the lynxes will be able to switch to a different source of prey, such as young deer. [30]
The lynx population in Finland was 1900–2100 individuals in 2008, and the numbers have been increasing every year since 1992. The lynx population in Finland is estimated currently to be larger than ever before. [34] Lynx in Britain were wiped out in the 17th century, but there have been calls to reintroduce them to curb the numbers of deer. [35]
The Iberian lynx population in Portugal and Spain rose above 1,000 last year after 414 cubs were born under a joint breeding programme, in a major leap towards conserving the endangered species ...