The largest of all the lynx species, it plays a crucial role as a top predator in its ecosystem. Despite its wide distribution, the Eurasian lynx faces numerous threats, particularly in areas ...

"Illegal releases are irresponsible and not the answer," it said. There are four lynx species. Eurasian lynx are the largest. Adults are roughly the size of a Labrador dog. Lynx died out in Britain ...

"The Iberian lynx was very, very close to extinction," says Rodrigo Serra, who runs the reproduction programme across Spain and Portugal. At the lowest point there were fewer than 100 lynxes left in ...

"The only feline species that was threatened at this level was the sabre tooth tiger thousands of years ago." The decline of the lynx population was partly down to more and more land being used ...