News tagged with iberian lynx

Vets take action to save Poland's lynx

Growling furiously, Benek the lynx cub looks up with baleful eyes as a veterinarian squats by his cage and takes aim with a tranquiliser gun.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Iberian lynx not doomed by its genetics

(PhysOrg.com) -- The low genetic diversity of the Iberian lynx – the most endangered carnivore in Europe – may not decrease the species' chance of survival, according to new research by geneticists.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Shrinking rabbit population poses threat for carnivore species

The survival of many carnivore species, including the Iberian lynx and fox, is contingent on them getting their key prey: the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). But a Spanish-Argentinean team of researchers has ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Europe faces extinction of many species, EU says

(AP) -- The Iberian lynx that prowls the grasslands of southern Spain. The Mediterranean monk seal swimming waters off Greece and Turkey. The Bavarian pine vole that forages in the high meadows of the Alps.

Biology / Ecology

created May 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Toxoplasma gondii spreads in the habitat of the Iberian lynx

An international team led by researchers from the University of Cordoba (UCO) has analysed seroprevalence (antibodies to a disease) of Toxoplasma Gondii, the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis in many specie ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One in six Mediterranean mammals face extinction

One in six Mediterranean mammals is threatened with extinction at the regional level, mainly due to the destruction of their habitat from urbanization, agriculture and climate change, nature body IUCN said ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Most endangered feline brought back from the brink

Road signs throughout the vast Donana National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Spain, warn drivers to watch out for lynxes.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0