Iberian lynx

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/iberian-lynx

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How many people live in Iberian lynx?Estimated 2,021 individuals in 2024, with an increasing trend
2. What is the scientific name?Lynx pardinus
3. What is the habitat?Mediterranean scrublands, open woodlands, and Mediterranean forests in southwestern Europe (Iberia)
4. Why did the Iberian lynx almost go extinct?The lynx almost disappeared because its main food, the European rabbit, became very rare, and because people built farms, roads, and cities that broke up its home into small patches. Hunting and diseases also hurt the lynx.
5. What does an Iberian lynx eat?The lynx mainly eats European rabbits, making up more than 90% of its diet. It needs a lot of rabbits to stay healthy.

Endemic: Native and restricted to a particular geographic region, such as the Iberian Peninsula for this lynx.
Habitat Fragmentation: The process by which large, continuous habitats are broken into smaller, isolated patches.
Ex-situ Conservation: Conservation efforts that take place outside of the species' natural habitat, such as zoos and captive breeding programs.
In-situ Conservation: Conservation efforts that take place within the species' natural habitat, focusing on habitat protection and management.