2021 Iberian lynx population in Spain and Portugal surpasses 2,000 due to captive breeding and reintroduction program.
Spain and Portugal's Iberian lynx population has nearly doubled since 2020, surpassing 2,000 last year according to the Spanish government. The number of endangered Iberian lynx in the wild has grown steadily since 2015, leading experts to believe that the extinction risk for the species could soon be drastically reduced. A captive breeding and reintroduction program has played an essential role in the population recovery.
May 17, 2024
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