Increase in State-permitted Fur Trapping Leads to Illegal Trapping of Wild Cat
BOISE, Idaho— Three conservation groups initiated a lawsuit today against the Governor of Idaho and other state officials to halt trapping that illegally kills one of the rarest cats in the United States, the Canada lynx. The Center for Biological Diversity, […]
Continue Reading →New Hampshire Fish and Game trying to document them after 4 kittens found–
Sightings have been increasing and New Hampshire Fish and Game is fundraising so it will have money to create a conservation plan for lynx.
Story. WMUR Television.
USFWS arbitrarily failed to include vast acreage of lynx habitat as “critical habitat”
This is a very important decision for the future of the lynx, which had been added to ESA protection.
Molloy rules lynx plan arbitrarily excluded possible ‘critical habitat‘. By Michael Jamison. Missoulian.
This is the second go round on the size […]
Continue Reading →These are third generation kittens from the original reintroduction-
Third-generation cats mark milestone for state wildlife program. Bob Berwyn. Aspen Times.
This is a happy uptake in the number of lynx kittens.
Continue Reading →Sierra Club and others file lawsuit-
The recent designation of more critical habitat for the recovery of the lynx was another response to Julie MacDonald’s political meddling during the Bush Administration.
The major remaining point of contention is the desired addition of Colorado where a state-funded lynx […]
Continue Reading →Snowmobile tracks aid the survival of predatory competitors of lynx in deep snow-
Snowmobile groups sue to set aside the improved designation of lynx habitat. By Ben Neary. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. AP
They are saying that more environmental analysis is needed. Some conservation groups are suing too, saying not enough habitat was set aside.
It […]
Continue Reading →An interesting blog in Backpacker-
One especially relevant passage . . . “When you feed pets outside in a rural setting, other things often show up for dinner.”
Caturday Big Cat Blog. By Steve Howe. Backpacker.
Continue Reading →Missing lynx? Reintroduced cats suddenly stop breeding. By Dave Buchanan. Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
Ten years ago lynx were reintroduced to Colorado. For a number of years there was a release of lynx each year, and it took a while for survival rates to grow and reproduction to begin. However, for the last 4 […]
Continue Reading →This is a great improvement over their first proposal, which was pathetic, and, once again, this new proposal was strongly influenced by the effect of disgraced Julie MacDonald, the deputy assistant secretary of Interior who was far too friendly with industry lobbyists.
So many species have advanced, although not yet to the final stage since […]
Continue Reading →Rare lynx photographed in Yellowstone. By Mike Stark. Billings Gazette.
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