Four endangered Iberian lynxes released into the wild in Granada, Spain

FOUR Iberian lynxes have been released into the wild in the Sierra Arana region of the Andalusian province of Granada as part of a breeding program aimed at conserving the endangered species.

The four wild cats, Trevelez and Tenebrio, two male Iberian lynxes, and Tai and Tali, two females, were released on Monday, February 20.

After forty years of absence of the Iberian lynx in the area, this is the second release of the Board in the Sierra Arana region in two months.

Unfortunately, in this same period of time, two of the eleven lynxes found in the area have died, one from being run over and the other from a dog attack.

A circumstance that experts in the field consider ‘normal’ for a species that is slowly adapting to the mountains of Granada after forty years of absence.

“The lynx, by nature, is a curious and daring animal that needs many acres to move. In this space, sometimes dangerous situations happen.” explained Antonio Granados, delegate of the Government of Andalusia in Granada.

A total of 137 lynx have already been released in Andalusia in the last two decades through the Junta’s reintroduction program.

Whereas in 2002 there were only 94 lynx in the census, now there are more than 500.

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