Articles for tag: Lynx

Amateur Photographer Captures Rare Iberian Lynx on Camera

Andrew Alpin

Every once in a while, nature tosses us a miracle — something so unexpected it feels almost mythical. That’s exactly what happened in southern Spain when amateur photographer Ángel Hidalgo captured photos of a white Iberian lynx, a creature no one had ever seen before. The photo, taken near Jaén in Andalusia, shows a lynx ...

Spain’s Lynx Comeback: The Quiet Success of Andalusia’s Wildlife Reserve

Spain’s Lynx Comeback: The Quiet Success of Andalusia’s Wildlife Reserve

Annette Uy

In the oak forests and rolling hills of southern Spain, something extraordinary is happening. The piercing yellow eyes that once flickered like dying embers in the Mediterranean scrubland are now blazing bright again. The Iberian lynx, Europe’s most endangered wild cat, has staged one of the most remarkable wildlife comebacks in modern conservation history. But ...

Stalking Techniques: The Ghost Walker

Silent Stalkers: How Lynxes Hunt Without Making a Sound

Annette Uy

Picture this: it’s twilight in a snow-covered forest. The silence is so complete you can hear your own heartbeat. Somewhere in the shadows, a ghost-like predator moves through the landscape with the grace of falling snow and the precision of a surgeon. You might be standing three feet away and never know it’s there. This ...

From Extinct to Endangered: The Iberian Lynx's Remarkable Comeback Story

From Extinct to Endangered: The Iberian Lynx’s Remarkable Comeback Story

Annette Uy

Picture this: in the early morning light of southern Spain, a ghostly figure with piercing amber eyes and distinctive tufted ears moves silently through Mediterranean scrubland. Twenty years ago, this scene was almost extinct from our world forever. The Iberian lynx was literally counting down its final days, with fewer than 100 individuals remaining by ...