Iberian

Iberian lynx wild cat no longer endangered, IUCN conservation group says

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When conservationists began efforts to save the Iberian lynx, a wild cat that had long been considered a symbol of the Iberian Peninsula, they felt the lynx would be extinct in roughly five years if their efforts failed. That was in 2002, when there were only about 60 adult Iberian lynx in Portugal and Spain, … Read more

The Iberian lynx is back from the brink of extinction, thanks to conservation efforts

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MADRID — Things are looking up for the Iberian lynx. Just over two decades ago, the pointy-eared wild cat was on the brink of extinction, but as of Thursday the International Union for Conservation of Nature says it’s no longer an endangered species. Successful conservation efforts mean that the animal, native to Spain and Portugal, … Read more