After decades of conservation work, the Iberian lynx has made a remarkable recovery. A new initiative is using a high-tech system to protect the wild cat from one of its deadliest enemies: road ...

There are 40 cat species (not taking into account the various breeds of domesticated cats, which are over 70) naturally ...

The Endangered Species Act at 50 02:32. Things are looking up for the Iberian lynx. Just over two decades ago, the pointy-eared wild cat was on the brink of extinction, but as of Thursday the ...

Today, the Iberian lynx is recovering from near extinction. More than 400 reproductive females were reported in the 2023 census. This is a massive increase from just 25 in 2002.

Researchers have uncovered an unexpected key to the Iberian lynx's survival: a genetic boost from its larger cousin, the Eurasian lynx, thousands of years ago.. Once teetering on the brink of ...

While Iberian lynx cubs look similar to domestic cats, a few features distinguish them. They have pointed ears that include black tufts of hair at the top, which scientists theorize the cats use ...

The Iberian lynx was on the brink of extinction just over two decades ago. But the animal, native to Spain and Portugal, is now barely a vulnerable species. In 2001, there were only 62 mature ...

The number of endangered Iberian lynx in the wild in Spain and Portugal reached 1,668 in 2022, Spain's environment ministry said on Friday - a new record since a conservation push began 20 years ...

After decades of conservation work, the Iberian lynx has made a remarkable recovery. A new initiative is using a high-tech system to protect the wild cat from one of its deadliest enemies: road ...

Iberian lynx cubs watch attentively in the surroundings of the Doñana National Park, in Aznalcazar, Spain on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.

After decades of conservation work, the Iberian lynx has made a remarkable recovery. A new initiative is using a high-tech system to protect the wild cat from one of its deadliest enemies: road ...