In 2018, wildlife officials said protections for the elusive predator were no longer needed in the lower 48, as lynx had recovered from population declines in select areas, notably in parts of Maine ...

In an encouraging step for wildlife conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed new habitat protections for the Canada lynx, an elusive wildcat species considered threatened ...

Canada lynx proposed for new habitat protections in US southern Rockies FILE - A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest after being released near Creede, Colo., April 19, 2005.

While the cat is abundant in Canada and Alaska, the lynx’s population is fragmented in the lower 48 states and was designated as threatened in 2000 under the Endangered Species Act.

Canada lynx proposed for new habitat protections in US southern Rockies FILE - A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest after being released near Creede, Colo., April 19, 2005.

A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest after being released near Creede, Colorado on April 19, 2005. The Canada Lynx could receive newly proposed habitat protections in the ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. wildlife officials finalized a recovery plan for imperiled populations of Canada lynx on Wednesday and proposed new habitat protections in the southern Rocky Mountains for ...

U.S. wildlife officials finalized a recovery plan for imperiled populations of Canada lynx on Wednesday and proposed new habitat protections in the southern Rocky Mountains for the forest-dwelling ...