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After a quarter of a century of efforts, the Iberian lynx is not in danger of extinction

2024-06-20 19:48:25Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
After a quarter of a century of efforts, the Iberian lynx is not in danger of
Iberian lynx

Less than a quarter of a century after the Iberian lynx was considered very close to extinction, its populations have recovered in Spain and Portugal.

Thus, the status of the wild cat moves from "endangered" to "vulnerable" on the global red list of threatened species.

The change in status, announced on Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN), is the result of a two-decade effort by a coalition of partners, including the EU and regional and national governments in Spain and Portugal as well as NGOs of wild animals and the inhabitants of the areas where these wild animals have their habitats.

According to the latest census, the lynx population on the peninsula has increased from just 94 in 2002 to 2021, with the vast majority, almost 86%, found in Spain.

Lynx pardinus numbers plummeted during the 20th century, after thousands of them were killed due to France's era laws to get rid of the creatures that were considered harmful.

After a quarter of a century of efforts, the Iberian lynx is not in danger of

Others died due to catastrophic disease-induced declines in rabbit populations, which make up 90% of the lynx's diet, and the destruction of cat habitats.

Craig Hilton-Taylor, head of the IUCN Red List Unit, said the "huge success story" was the result of careful, collaborative initiatives to expand and diversify lynx numbers and populations in different areas, to create number of rabbits and to raise awareness.

"Over the next 100 years, we can probably get the lynx fully recovered in its native range," said Craig Hilton-Taylor, head of the IUCN Red List Unit.


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