But there’s a catch — no other Iberian lynx populations exist in the world that could serve as a source of new genetic material. The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx).

This is the story of how lynx cats became what they are today. This post was updated on July 1, 2025 to include information on Natural England’s effort to bring the Eurasian lynx back to the U.K.

But there’s a catch – no other Iberian lynx populations exist in the world that could serve as a source of new genetic material. The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx). Jaroslav Macenauer/Shutterstock ...

The Eurasian lynx is one of four species belonging to the lynx genus, along with the Spanish (or Iberian) lynx, the Canadian lynx, and the most common cat native to North America, the bobcat.

The lynx, along with four canines, are a sorted into a kind of post-mortem Jenga—the large feline was buried on the bottom and the dogs were layered on top, with each carcass separated by 8 to ...

A lynx in England could become the first UK zoo-born cat to be successfully released into the wild. The 9-month-old Eurasian lynx, who was born in the Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, has been moved to ...

The reappearance of lynx in Scotland raised concern about an illegal reintroduction effort. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Peter Cairns of Scotland The Big Picture about what rogue rewilding entails.

Just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, the Lake Superior Zoo posted about the passing of their “beloved 17-year-old Eurasian lynx, Felix.” Officials say the lynx came to the Zoo in 2010.

With its distinctive face and tufted ears, the Iberian lynx is a living testament to one of conservation's greatest comebacks ...