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!”
Category: reintroduction
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”
No lynx will be released in Portugal this year
Portuguese lynx population expanding so fast it doesn’t need artificial rentroductions
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
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”
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
Evacuated lynxes return to the Algarve
Last summer’s terrifying fires that forced the evacuation of Portugal’s only breeding centre for the endangered Iberian lynxes have long since died out, but it is only…… Read more “Evacuated lynxes return to the Algarve”
The return of the Algarve Tiger
In 2001, I first wrote ‘The Algarve Tiger’ – a book named after the last Portuguese population of the world’s most endangered big cat, it was published…… Read more “The return of the Algarve Tiger”
Rapid Response to Lynxes Drowned
The heartbreaking news of the death of Malva and one of her cubs Oriana last month has led to rapid response to prevent such a tragedy from…… Read more “Rapid Response to Lynxes Drowned”
Why did the cat cross the road?
Big cats crossing roads, mean more wildlife bridges in Spain