A captive Iberian lynx hunts a live rabbit at the La Olivilla Breeding Center in Santa Elena, Spain. Each cat gets one rabbit daily to hone their hunting prowess and prepare them for eventual ...

Hunting, road kills, and habitat loss have sped the plunge of Lynx pardinus, as has near-total dietary reliance on rabbits— themselves overhunted and slammed by disease. Only two breeding ...

known as European rabbit. Programmes to free hundreds of captive lynxes and restoring scrublands and forests have also played an important role in ensuring the lynx is no longer endangered.

As local rabbit populations plummeted, so did the lynx. The Iberian lynxes were also largely affected by poaching and the construction of major highways, which fractured their habitats.

One of the most vital factors for a thriving lynx population is a booming rabbit population. Rabbits are relocated to boost dwindling populations. Despite the well-known idea that rabbits are ...

"She is not used to hunting live prey but will chase rabbits and rodents when she gets hungry. "Lynx can travel about 12 miles a day, but the chances are she hasn't gone far. "We will be putting ...

the project helped to reduce threats within the lynx’s natural habitat through the construction of ecoducts to allow animals to cross roads safely and through the boosting of rabbit numbers- the ...