Iberian Lynx
Iberian Lynx
By: Ben
The Iberian lynx has been brought to the brink of extinction because of a combination of threats that include the radical decrease of rabbits. The lynx's principal prey, a serious reduction in habitat, being caught in snares set for rabbits and accidental deaths caused by speeding vehicles on roads.
Iberian Lynx live in the Mediterranean scrubland, oak and cork oak forests and grasslands in the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, specifically in southern Spain. These habitats provide suitable cover and food for the lynx's primary prey, the European rabbit.
The Iberian lynx mostly depends on wild rabbits to feed, but it will also eat ducks, young deer and partridges (type of bird) if rabbit densities(the degree of compactness of a substance
"a reduction in bone density,") are low. While an adult lynx needs about one rabbit a day, a mother raising her young needs to catch about 3.
We have to stop burning down grasslands and the Mediterranean Scrubland. We have to combat threats against it. The Iberian Lynx is a key part in the food chain because it is an Apex Predator, if it goes extinct the food chain would most likely collapse.
The Iberian Lynx can go thirty miles an hour
There are only 1,111 left in the world
There are blue Lynxes
It is one of the most endangered feline species
It is the most endangered cat species.
The Iberian Lynx has superb vision.
If you would like some more information https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/bringing-back-the-iberian-lynx