Folkloric and a national symbol: saving the Balkan Lynx
In Albania, legend has it that staring into the almond-shaped eyes of the Balkan Lynx renders you blind.
Ecology
May 29, 2018
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News tagged with lynx
US says snow-loving lynx no longer need special protection
Wildlife officials say Canada lynx no longer need special protections in the United States following measures to preserve populations of the snow-loving wild cats.
Ecology
Jan 11, 2018
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Researchers identify genes that distinguish mammals from other animals
What distinguishes mammals from other vertebrates? Researchers from the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) have been trying to answer this question in collaboration with the researchers from the Universitat ...
Biotechnology
Dec 5, 2017
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The first Iberian lynx infected by the pseudorabies virus
Matojo, the nine-month-old Iberian lynx cub found dead in 2015 in Extremadura, did not die from natural causes. His necropsy shows that it was the pseudorabies virus that triggered his sudden demise. Before this case, contagion ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2017
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Scientists sequence the genome of the Iberian lynx, the most endangered felid
Spanish scientists have sequenced the genome of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), currently one of the world's most endangered felines. They have confirmed the "extreme erosion" suffered by its DNA. The Iberian lynx has one ...
Biotechnology
Dec 15, 2016
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Reintroduction of lynx requires larger numbers to avoid genetic depletion
For successful reintroduction of lynx into the wild, the number of released animals is crucial. If only a few lynx are reintroduced to found a population, the genetic diversity is too low to ensure their long-term sustainability. ...
Ecology
May 19, 2016
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World's most endangered cat grows to over 400 individuals
The 2015 Iberian lynx census shows a significant increase in population with the Iberian lynx reaching the highest number since the species was found to be the most endangered cat in the world in 2002.
Ecology
Apr 5, 2016
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Meet the first Iberian lynx on the Iberian Peninsula
The remains of an Iberian lynx specimen which lived 1.6 million years ago - the oldest ever discovered - were found resting in a cave in Barcelona (Spain). This discovery not only allows us to shed light on the origins of ...
Archaeology
Oct 28, 2015
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Rare photos of Colorado lynx captured by automated cameras
Scores of fierce-looking lynx roam the remote Colorado high country, 16 years after they were reintroduced to the state. But the elusive animals are rarely seen or photographed.
Ecology
Sep 10, 2015
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Landowners managing habitat to help Canada lynx in Maine
The kind of clear-cutting that made the woods of Maine an ideal hunting ground for Canada lynx is a thing of the past, but wildlife experts are trying to recreate enough of that habitat to secure the thick-furred cat's future.
Ecology
Sep 7, 2015
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