He Lince Iberian is an endemic feline of the Iberian Peninsula, which feeds on rabbits and which meant its presence on the territory for thousands of yearsUntil the actions of man almost ended the species.
Are Situation of the inclusion of the species in the Red List of the qualified IUCN as in ‘Danger of extinction’ Measures started to restore and protect, through various programs that work in Spain and Portugal.
Until the day of Nowadays the cat is mentioned as vulnerable and its presence is checked throughout the country. To check whether there are copies in Catalonia where it has not yet been re -introduced in an ‘artificial’ way, is excellent news for surviving these iconic animals.
Presence of the Iberian Lynx in Catalonia
National agents of the Generalitat In March they discovered the presence of an Iberian Lynx in Catalonia, the second since 2018, in an area of the pre -pyrineo of Lleidawho confirms the presence in the community of this kitter that is protected by law and is considered vulnerable. As reported on Thursday, the photo of this new copy was taken in March with an automatic room of the national officers’ corps, but was only collected a few weeks ago.
The Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition communicated the fact to the Ministry of Ecological transition and the demographic challenge (Miteco) The autonomous communities that Iberian Lince have on their territory, to find out where that copy could also be wore from which a broadcaster was wearing chain.
The first Documented presence of an Iberian Lynx in Catalonia, because it was extinguished took place in May 2018When the copy, called Lithium, a man in Portugal in 2015, was located in a garden in Santa Coloma de Cervelló (Barcelona).
The population of line Iberian in Spain and Portugal reached 2024 a new historical maximum, because there are full -records, with 2,401 censored individuals, an increase of 19 % compared to the previous year. This figure «Prove a positive and continuous demographic tendency in the last 20 years of monitoring and actions that lead to reducing the risk of extinction“, Said the Miteco on Thursday in a press release.
The data They consist of the latest report from the Iberian Lince Working GroupCoordinated by the general directorate biodiversity, forests and desert formation of the Miteco and consisting of representatives of the Spanish autonomous communities and the Institute for the preservation of nature and forests (ICNF) of Portugal, who have contributed to their fieldwork. The majority of the population, 2,047 people (85.3 % of the total) are in Spain, while the remaining 354 (14.7 %) are in Portugal. EFE / ECOTICIA.COM