<< /BitsPerComponent 8 << /F1+0 137 0 R /Type /Font >> On the cover: Iberian lynx “Esperanza” photographed in El Acebuche Reproduction Centre by Carlos Carrapato. /Type /XObject But the director of the breeding center believes it can be further downgraded to vulnerable by 2023. PROGRAMA DE CONSERVACIÓN EX-SITU DEL LINCE IBÉRICO. /F5+0 149 0 R The Iberian Lynx Ex situ Conservation Programme is integrated within the National Strategy for the Conservation of the Iberian Lynx, officially endorsed by the Spanish National Commission for the Protection of Nature. Within this scheme, one of our goals is to minimize the use of potentially invasive methods while simultaneously enhancing the trust between the animals and their keepers to assist in securing information on animal weight and gestational status. endobj << /BaseFont /Helvetica Iberian lynx conservation could be conceived as a puzzle whose pieces should fit together adequately. /DCTDecode ] Portugal, where no Iberian lynx populations were detected during the last 2002–2003 census, has developed its own ex situ conservation action plan in coordination with the Spanish programme and it is presently manages a captive breeding facility in Silves, Portugal, and works on improving habitat for future re-establishment of lynx populations. The coat is spotted and the fur is short. Nowell & Jackson’s review seemed to be an influential landmark for the international recognition of the Iberian lynx conservation status. The Iberian Lynx Conservation Breeding Program fol- lows a multidisciplinary approach, integrated within the National Strategy for the Conservation of the Iberian lynx, which is carried out in cooperation with national, regional and international institutions. While Spain assessed the range and population components of the conservation status as unfavourable-bad, the habitat for species Natura 2000 proposal for the Iberian lynx • WWF-Spain developed a Shadow list with: 74 proposed areas (48 breeding areas + 26 new sectors including areas with occasional presence and corridors), covering 2.732.407 Ha • The last version of the official proposal for the Iberian lynx (2004) covers 2.615.103 Ha. Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. The disappearance of the Iberian Lynx will forever leave a dark mark on conservation. The global conservation status of the Iberian Lynx is currently Endangered (EN), although previously it was one of the most endangered cats at a status of Critically Endangered (CR). The head of the Iberian lynx is relatively small, with tufted ears and long whiskers. (Discounting sub-species of tigers and lions excluding the saber-toothed tiger some 10,000 years ago). WWF and its partners are working to restore the Iberian lynx to areas where it used to live. National, regional and international institutions collaborate with the Programme, which is currently implemented through a “multilateral commission” that includes the central governments of Spain and Portugal, together with the autonomous governments of Andalusia, Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Conservation History In the 1960s researchers realized both abundance and distribution of the Iberian lynx had decreased dramati cally since the early 20th century (Valverde 1963; De libes 1979). Conservation status and Action Plan for the recovery of Iberian lynx populations in Portugal The main goals of the ex situ conservation programme are to: (1) omaintain a Threat status Europe: Endangered (IUCN) EU conservation status by biogeographical region: Mediterranean - Unfavourable-Bad: Protected by: EU Habitats Directive and ... EU conservation status. Studies of these animals, with the help of radio collars, are giving researchers an idea of the total ranges of the lynx. Ferreira, C. (2004). ?8EH'NFC=;uFW65O$2hpDSpWopbPirN0\>Z)6bCHcH(h8f'W`4?b@4@Q*iA#\/IhA`c0qc1V\Y@/HJX;[TRbJLBd_b#"4H%'3l%cV\\i*.SfO2_CTDDb(X1J-"OW,rC`NlocejbJ94#%]JW17+;BW0EZAXoKU*S1sbOiFdu>Hd, 9\Die=RnHql5?1H)<4Qt1EP^YHeG-RMc3,>0**1E6P7Ka^6b36cSRE/P;fo(#*tg=*%C>(e,#. Subspecies: There are four species of lynx: Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) Eurasian lynx The conservation effort taken to prevent the Iberian Lynx’s extinction has paid out, and from a shrinking population of less than 100 individuals in 2002, now 404 cats live in the Mediterranean forests of the Iberian Peninsula. /Filter [ /ASCII85Decode The Iberian Lynx conservation status in 2007-2012 was assessed as unfavourable-bad with increasing trend by Spain, where the only subpopulations were present during the reporting period (Annex 1). By 2000, they existed in two small populations: 70-80 cats in the south of Andalusia and 170-180 individuals in the Sierra Morena. Management of the Captive Breeding Centers Group is framed by the National Strategy for the Conservation of the Iberian Lynx, under supervision of the Multilateral Commission, established in November 2006 as an extension of the original Bilateral Commission of the “Ministerio de Medio Ambiente” and “La Junta de Andalucía”. Management of the Iberian Lynx Breeding Centers Group . /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding However, conservation plans were not im SPECIES- Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) CURRENT RANGE- Iberian Peninsula, Europe CURRENT THREAT- Habitat loss, Poisoning, Road Casualties, Feral Dogs CONSERVATION STATUS- Critically Endangered WHERE YOU CAN SEE THEM- Doñana National Park, Spain WHAT IS IT? Lynx, Iberian Lynx and Wolverine This Species Action Plan is one of a series of Pan-European Action plans elaborated for each of the five species at present dealt with under the LCIE (Brown Bear Ursus arctos, Wolf Canis lupus, Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx, Iberian Lynx Lynx pardinus and Wolverine Gulo gulo). 2 0 obj In the 20th century, the Iberian lynx population had declined because of overhunting and poaching, fragmentation of suitable habitats; the population of its main prey species, the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), experienced a severe decline caused by myxomatosis and rabbit haemorrhagic disease. Status: CITES: ... which in essence ranks their extinction risk. In 2000 the IUCN adopted a more objective system of categories and criteria Instituto da Conservação da Natureza (ICN). Now, its at-risk status has been downgraded in each country, to critically threatened in Portugal and only threatened in Spain. Attacks against livestock are very rare, and no violent attacks against humans have been recorded. %PDF-1.4 The Iberian Lynx Ex situ Conservation Programme . Status survey and conservation action plan. Financially supported by WWF with Portuguese collaboration. One of such pieces involves ex situ conservation, which includes –among other activities– captive breeding, genetic and demographic management of the captive population, management of a Biological Resources Bank (BRB), preparing captive-born animals for release, as well as capacity building, education, and outreach efforts. The Issoire lynx had a larger head, longer neck and shorter, but stronger limbs. Iberian lynx are polygynous, with one male mating with multiple females, but in northern Donana National Park, where the amount of suitable territories is small and intersexual competition is increasing, males must have smaller territories, which are more easy to defend against rival males, and so they focus on defending their exclusive access to one particular female, which results in monogamy. The Iberian, or Spanish, Lynx is currently one of the most endangered wild cat species in the world. The main reasons for the declining of this species are due to hunting and habitat shrinking. The Iberian lynx is native to the Iberian Peninsula in southern Europe. This publication describes the very urgent situation regarding the Iberian Lynx. 3 0 obj /F4+0 145 0 R Iberian Lynx . The main Ex situ Programme goals are twofold: (1) To maintain a genetically and demographically managed captive population that serves as a “safety net” for the species and (2) To help establish new Iberian lynx free-ranging populations through re-introduction programmes. Some relevant research areas include: determining fecal hormone profiles for adult and subadult lynx, studying reproductive behaviour and cub development, determining reproductive health of male and female breeders, developing a non-invasive pregnancy test, establishing sound bio-security and biomedical protocols, establishing reference values for blood parameters, genotyping all founders and making paring recommendations based on genetic distance between breeders. /Height 410 /Width 560 >> /Length 323792 The Iberian Lynx will be the world’s first feline extinction. 1 0 obj /F6+0 153 0 R >> Their numbers were decimated by rapid habitat loss, with scrublands converted to agriculture and pine and eucalyptus plantations. The Spanish Government is now in the process of developing a national conservation effort to save the Iberian Lynx. endobj Lynx were often trapped for their valuable fur during the last century, and this practice continues in Canada. /Subtype /Type1 Scientific Name: Felis lynx. One of the most endangered cat species in the world (along with the Amur Leopard), the Iberian Lynx is native to Southern Europe's Iberian … The Iberian Lynx Ex situ Conservation Programme. Between 1985 and 2001, their range declined by 87% and the number of breeding females dropped by more than 90%. Iberian lynx are the most endangered felids in the world and the most threatened carnivore in Europe. The disappearance of the Iberian Lynx will forever leave a dark mark on conservation. Owing to the precarious situation of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), in the wild, conservation measures need to be implemented effectively and efficiently, integrating efforts and working tools. Lynxes are still trapped, and some are killed on roads. Iberian Lynx 2 2003 range map The Iberian lynx, Lynx pardinus, is a critically endangered species native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe.