This Nearly Extinct Cat Is Now Booming 🐾 #Shorts #LessonToday
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Three takeaways
In 2002 fewer than 100 Iberian lynx were counted in the wild, making it one of the rarest cats on Earth.
Spain and Portugal joined forces with breeding centers, habitat restoration, more wild rabbits (the lynx's main food) and reintroductions: 424 captive-born lynx were released…
The official 2025 census counted 2,663 Iberian lynx (1,711 adults and subadults plus 952 cubs), a record high, up 10.9% from 2024 and almost double the 1,365 counted in 2021.