Record Population of Lynx. It Was Recently Threatened with Extinction

The population of the Iberian lynx, which until recently was an endangered species, is at a record high, the Portuguese Institute for the Protection of Nature and Forests (ICNF) reported.

Lorca (Murcia), 27 May (EFE).- Two cubs of Iberian lynx have been born in freedom in a mountain range north of Lorca, the first in the Murcian community since the release of the reintroduction program of the species began in 2023, according to the Autonomous Government. They are children of Urtsu, a female released in February 2024 with 7.6 kilos, from the breeding center of Zarza de Granadilla (Cáceres), in the framework of the European Life Ly…

The Highlands of Lorca welcome two new Iberian lynx, which on this occasion have arrived in the territory of Murcia in a very special way. It is the first birth fruit of reproduction among specimens released in the Region as part of the project 'LynxConnect'. An event that marks a historic milestone in the conservation of this emblematic species of the Iberian peninsula.

Two small cubs of Iberian lynx run freely at an indeterminate point in the mountains north of the municipality of Lorca. They are the first specimens of this protected species born in freedom in the Region of Murcia since the beginning of the program of reintroduction of the Iberian lynx. It has been confirmed in its social networks by the president of the regional government, Fernando López Miras, who remembers that the birth takes place only t…

The last census of these animals establishes an increase of almost 20% over the previous year thanks to its introduction in new territories such as Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla y León. The population of Iberian lynx in the Peninsula reaches already 2,401 individuals, as detailed in Sinc.