It's a rare case of a species being saved from near-extinction. Twenty years ago, the Iberian lynx was the most threatened feline in the world due to poaching and the animals' natural habitat ...

It's a rare case of a species being saved from near-extinction. Twenty years ago, the Iberian lynx was the most threatened feline in the world due to poaching and the animals' natural habitat ...

The Iberian lynx was saved by a breeding programme and a ‘hearts and minds’ campaign in rural Spain. But the feline again faces rising opposition.

When he was released for a third time, Lítio did not venture back to Spain but instead he walked 3km (two miles), found a female and never moved again. "He is the oldest lynx we have here, and he ...

More Jose Angel Cortes Garcia/Getty Using specialized clean room facilities to prevent contamination, scientists extracted nuclear DNA from Iberian lynx bones dating back 2,500 to 4,000 years.

Working together, our team successfully extracted nuclear DNA from three ancient Iberian lynx specimens. Two of these were approximately 2,500 years old. The third dates back more than 4,000 years ...

The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is no stranger to this reduction in diversity. Human activity has driven populations to dangerously low numbers, leaving them with a shrinking genetic pool. This ...

Rescue and recovery Today, the Iberian lynx is recovering from near extinction. More than 400 reproductive females were reported in the 2023 census. This is a massive increase from just 25 in 2002.