The Iberian lynx has an important role in Mediterranean ecosystems as a predator, helping to control the numbers of foxes, mongoose and genets. It’s also a unique element of Portugal and Spain ...

The Iberian lynx is a species only found in Spain and Portugal….they are close cousins to other lynx species - like the bigger one found in other parts of europe, and the North American Canada lynx.

After decades of conservation work, the Iberian lynx has made a remarkable recovery. A new initiative is using a high-tech system to protect the wild cat from one of its deadliest enemies: road ...

In 2001, there were only 62 mature Iberian lynx — medium-sized, mottled brown cats with characteristic pointed ears and a pair of beard-like tufts of facial hair — on the Iberian Peninsula.

The IUCN says over 400 Iberian lynx have been reintroduced to parts of Portugal and Spain, with the wild cats occupying at least 1,281 square miles today, an exponential increase from 173 square ...

We are in Andujar, in Andalucia, Spain, which along with the Donana National Park, just south of Seville, is one of the last isolated pockets where the Iberian lynx can be seen. This cat was once ...

The number of lynx plummeted, and, by 2002, less than a hundred survived in the wild. Miguel Angel Simon was one of the first people to realize that something had to be done to save this iconic cat.

But through removing the ovaries of a female Iberian lynx, scientists say they were able to collect and preserve embryos from the world's most endangered wild cat for the first time.

The "world's most endangered feline species," the Iberian lynx, faces continued pressure because its prey is disappearing. Researchers say the cats need to be introduced to parts of the Iberian ...

SILVES, Portugal — The world's most endangered cat? If you're guessing tiger or snow leopard, think again. The Iberian lynx is officially the feline at greatest risk of extinction.

But suddenly, there it is: the most endangered cat on the planet, the Iberian lynx. For just a second, it stops, staring at us with its kohl-rimmed, yellow eyes.