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Success for the reintroduction of the Wild Lynx in Portugal: 2 new specimens released today

Success for the reintroduction of the Wild Lynx in Portugal: 2 new specimens released today

The Iberian lynx is an endangered species, and Portugal and Spain decided a few years ago to create a program to protect and reintroduce specimens. The results are very positive, and the number of wild lynxes is increasing today with the reintroduction of 2 specimens. Indeed a couple of Iberian lynxes will be released today in the Guadiana valley, in the Alentejo, bringing to 109 the number of specimens of the species living in the wild in Portugal, when there were none only one (!) listed recently. The Portuguese Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF) said it was the second release of lynxes into the wild since the start of the year. Lisbob, the expatriate assistant, tells you all about this successful reintroduction of the wild lynx in Portugal and Spain.