Iberian Lynx conservation is facing fresh challenges as several regional governments in Spain have moved to block ...

Sweden has issued licenses to hunters to kill 87 Eurasian lynx between March 1 and Apr. 15. Conservation organizations say ...

Lynx were widespread on the Iberian Peninsula before the early 1900s. Hunting and habitat loss pushed this species to the brink of extinction by 2002, when fewer than 100 lynx could be found in Spain.

Sweden also allows “protective hunting,” in which lynxes deemed a threat to life or property can be killed. In Jämtland county, 12 lynx were reportedly shot in January to protect reindeer ...

Canada lynx are made for hunting in deep snow, with thick cushions of hair on the soles of their feet that act like built-in snowshoes. Appropriately enough, this adaptation helps them stalk their ...

Very few people have ever seen an Iberian lynx in the wild. Along with being extremely rare, it is also one of the most elusive species in the world. And lives in some of the wildest and most remote ...

Animal rights groups push for bill to ban big-cat hunting and trapping in Colorado, but the bill fails to pass the House Agriculture Committee.

But the 25-pound Iberian lynx, icon of Spain and Portugal, is on shaky turf. Its wild count is about 225 animals, up from 100 a decade ago but far too low for long-term survival. Hunting ...

However, over the following hundred years, a combination of loss of habitat, hunting and lack of prey had a significant impact on the population. The number of lynx plummeted, and, by 2002 ...