What posses as threats to the well-being of the lynx?

Lynxes are at the brink of extinction, they are an endangered species with only 1,000 left in the wild. Lynxes are threatened by global warming and rising temperatures melting the ice homes in which they live. Climate change is also a problem altering the dynamics of the forests and creating an increase in fires wiping out dens and their living habitat. Another threat that possesses to the lynxes survival is logging, it is destroying their habitat and bother the lynx and the snow hare depend on their habitat for survival.

Epidemics, such as myxamatosis have affected rabbit populations, which affect the lynxes survival because snow hare and rabbits are the lynxes main source of food. Barriers are needing to be created between their own species and other animals, to prevent disease being carried from one animal to another, possessing as a threat towards their survival.

Humans are another problem as to why the lynx’s populations have dramatically dropped. The Spanish National Hydrolical plan has started construction on dams and other water infrastructures impacting on the lynx’s population. They are wiping out the lynxes habitat in order to create such infrastructures. Also, with the construction of 12 dams being built this too possesses as a negative threat to the lynxes survival because Nautura2000 are destroying parts of the habitat that is protected for the lynx to survive.

One last threat that the lynx has are other animals. They are highly preyed upon by cougars, coyotes, wolves and owls, all of which are looking to making a meal out if the lynx.