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The Iberian lynx lives in Portugal and Spain, and is the world's most endangered cat, follow this successful conservation story with this blog.

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    Disaster for the Iberian Lynx

    A bizarre turn of events will see the established and highly successful Portuguese team at the only Centre for Captive Breeding of Iberian Lynx in the country…… Read more “Disaster for the Iberian Lynx”

    May 17, 2026 by Siobhan Mitchell

    2,401!

    I am celebrating the amazing news that Iberian lynxes in the wild now number 2,401. I love the precision; it shows just how much every single lynx…… Read more “2,401!”

    June 1, 2025 by Siobhan Mitchell

    Lynx to Return to Malcata

    Two enclosures for Iberian lynxes will be built in the Serra da Malcata Natural Reserve, which is in the municipalities of Penamacor and Sabugal in the north…… Read more “Lynx to Return to Malcata”

    June 1, 2024 by Siobhan Mitchell

    NEW Cross border project for the Iberian Lynx

    Iberian lynxes and wolves are to benefit from 3.5 million euros in EU funding for a five-year project spanning Portugal and Spain, to support the existing and…… Read more “NEW Cross border project for the Iberian Lynx”

    February 25, 2024June 1, 2024 by Siobhan Mitchell

    Plastic kills Iberian lynx

    Plastic found to be the cause of death of a young Iberian lynx released into Spain this year.

    August 28, 2023 by Siobhan Mitchell

    No lynx will be released in Portugal this year

    Portuguese lynx population expanding so fast it doesn’t need artificial rentroductions

    April 9, 2023April 9, 2023 by Siobhan Mitchell

    Leaps and bounds: Latest lynx census

    Iberian lynx census shows the species continues to go up in leaps and bounds! Recovering old ranges and connecting population areas

    August 21, 2022April 9, 2023 by Siobhan Mitchell

    Scottish Cousins

    A recent report is really positive news for lynx reintroduction in Scotland, this new study provides evidence that lynx were still breeding in Scotland as recently as…… Read more “Scottish Cousins”

    October 20, 2021 by Siobhan Mitchell

    2020 was a baby boomer year

    Portugal’s Alentejo is one of the most successful reintroduction sites for the Iberian lynx in the Iberian peninsular

    July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 by Siobhan Mitchell

    Our lynx cubs

    Nossa was the name given to the first Iberian cub free born in the country for many years. Nossa, caught on camera trap by ICNF, was the…… Read more “Our lynx cubs”

    February 3, 2021 by Siobhan Mitchell

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    The Cat that Came Back

    In 2000 I ran a media campaign to raise awareness of the almost extinct Iberian lynx. back then Europeans were more likely to have heard of faraway endangered tigers than our own endemic cat species.

    The Iberian lynx is now flourishing and reclaiming its historical habitat in Spain and Portugal, facing new threats of fast highways and mega dams that were built in its absence.

    Following in the footprints of the Iberian lynx

    Following in the footprints of the Iberian lynx

    2003

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pWGlk6s0pg
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