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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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    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

    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

    Why did the cat cross the road?

    Big cats crossing roads, mean more wildlife bridges in Spain

    August 26, 2018 by Siobhan Mitchell

    Lynx evacuation success

    Portuguese lynx saved in the nick of time from massive Algarve forest fire

    August 16, 2018 by Siobhan Mitchell

    39 new reasons to be cheerful

    39 new Iberian lynx cubs are weaned and ready for their next steps in the wild or to join a new breeding centre, most of this year’s…… Read more “39 new reasons to be cheerful”

    July 21, 2018July 21, 2018 by Siobhan Mitchell

    Stop! In the name of Lynx

    Stop! In the name of Lynx – road accidents are the greatest threat to endangered lynxes now recovering

    July 14, 2018July 12, 2018 by Siobhan Mitchell

    Life’s a bowl of Cherries

    The cherry farmers of Catalunya want Litio the wandering Iberian lynx back, the male lynx famous for his long-distance trek from eastern Portugal all the way to…… Read more “Life’s a bowl of Cherries”

    July 7, 2018 by Siobhan Mitchell

    New hope for the Iberian Lynx

    This is Saliega when I last saw her in 2003. Saliega went on to great things, when she became the first Iberian lynx to give birth in…… Read more “New hope for the Iberian Lynx”

    June 30, 2018July 2, 2018 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

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