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  • Court Orders Idaho to Stop Illegal Trapping of Protected Lynx

    Press Release

    Judge Rejects State’s Attempts to Avoid Responsibility VICTOR, Idaho— A federal judge today ordered Idaho officials to develop trapping restrictions that prevent protected Canada lynx — one of the rarest cats in the United States — from being illegally hurt or killed across more than 20,000 square miles of the state’s Panhandle and Clearwater regions.…

  • Court Acts Swiftly to Aid Rare Canada Lynx

    Ken Cole

    The following is a press release from The Western Environmental Law Center. Wildlife advocates’ win forces federal government to prepare long overdue recovery plan for threatened Canada Lynx. Missoula, MT – In a critical win for the rare and elusive Canada lynx, a federal court in Montana found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s…

  • Lynx captured in Washington State.

    Ken Cole

    The Wildlife News received this photo recently of a lynx captured in eastern Washington State. I just thought people might be interested in seeing just how big and beautiful they are. This one is obviously under the influence of tranquilizers. After a long time without any being documented there have been two Canada lynx documented in…

  • Charges of meddling at FWS lead to expanded lynx habitat – NYTimes.com

    Ken Cole

    Critical habitat expanded from 1,841 square miles to 39,000. Julie MacDonald was involved in limiting lynx critical habitat to areas they already existed. Charges of meddling at FWS lead to expanded lynx habitat New York Times Thanks to Virginia for pointing this story out.

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