Portugal’s Alentejo is one of the most successful reintroduction sites for the Iberian lynx in the Iberian peninsular
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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”
Why did the cat cross the road?
Big cats crossing roads, mean more wildlife bridges in Spain
Stop! In the name of Lynx
Stop! In the name of Lynx – road accidents are the greatest threat to endangered lynxes now recovering
Third time lucky?
Some great news for lynxes this week, starting with our travelling lynx from last week. Litio has been successfully recovered and returned to Portugal’s Vale do Guadiana…… Read more “Third time lucky?”
Three years of the lives, loves and cubs of the Portuguese lynx
In the remote south eastern edge of the Alentejo region of Portugal, the return of an apex predator – the Iberian lynx – is anxiously watched over…… Read more “Three years of the lives, loves and cubs of the Portuguese lynx”
3 more precious cubs born in Portugal
Juncia has given birth to 3 cubs in the Portuguese breeding centre in Silves in the Algarve. The national conservation agency has released this video on youtube.…… Read more “3 more precious cubs born in Portugal”
AWESOME OAK
The montados (known as dehesas in Spain) are extensive cork and holm oak forests and offer lynx habitat, lynx mothers will use old hollows of cork oak trees to…… Read more “AWESOME OAK”
New Life
The storks have been busy and as you can see below the first of this years Iberian lynx cubs have arrived already. You can see new mum…… Read more “New Life”
In the beginning..
It was here that I saw my first Iberian lynx – Aura and Saliega, a few weeks old, fluffy, with spock-like ear tufts, baby blue eyes and a fierce wild hiss that left you with no mistaking that these were indeed wild cats
SOS LYNX 