The Canada Lynx

The Florida Panther is currently an endangered species of cougar that resides in the southern forests and swamps of Florida. While it is a species of the cougar, it is identified as a panther to be able to clearly distinguish between the other southernmost species of cougar in the United States. The Florida Panther is a carnivore with a diet based on the animals native to their region such as deer, wild hogs, and other small game like rabbits or raccoons. Normally they are solitary animals, their homes range from 75-150 square miles of terrain, and while some homes may overlap it will not be by a lot. This overlap normally comes from females, for mating reasons but due to them being solitary, they are extremely aggressive towards other males

During the 1940’s, wolves were exterminated from Colorado and few have come back since. As a result the ecosystem that we have in Colorado is somewhat skewed due to the absence of them. Many people think that wolves are a nuisance and would get in the way of the agricultural style that colorado has. However, wolves are considered a keystone species which means their “presence would reinvigorate the natural order” (clifford). For this reason wolves should be reintroduced into montezuma county. The reintroduction would greatly benefit and restore the balance of our ecosystem.

One of the only animals you can find North Carolina is the red wolf. According to Christopher Ketcham, only 47 red wolves are left in North Carolina wild (Ketcham, 2016). Protecting this species is going to take a lot of effort because it’s already at the edge of extinction. Some people might not want to due to the fact of money must be involved. The safety of the animal and its habitat is going to take tremendous money to keep up with the cost of providing what is needed. Although the cost is outstanding and unimaginable, the end result will be worth more than what was put into saving the species. Losing one species may change the food chain which can cause a disruption in the resources farmers and companies need to make the needs we, humans, want. These reasons won’t convince people to fund the protection of biodiversity loss, but organization has been made to protect and enforce laws to help protect species. One of these organization is called, The United Nations Environment Programm (UNEP). This organization tells the responsibilities of humans, management of forests and other preventions of biodiversity loss (Briefing PapersWorldConferences, n.d.). Another simple and most common reason to save the species and every other species is, simply put, “the fact we have a place that’s globally significant for biodiversity right here in North

The subspecies was also listed as a highest priority “Species of Special Concern” by the State of California (USFWS, 1998). There are many factors that play into why the Point Arena mountain beaver is classified as endangered. In addition to their low reproductive rate, according to USFWS (1998), the vulnerability of the mountain beaver results from two reasons: 1) few populations with extremely limited distribution; and 2) the number of individual populations are low. Habitat loss and fragmentation is another concern for the Point Arena mountain beaver, any disaster, natural or manmade, has the potential to impact the subspecies (USFWS, 1998). These threats include, elimination or degradation from land development, livestock grazing, transportation and utility corridors, invasion of alien plant species, and timber harvest (USFWS, 1998). Additional threats to the subspecies include, predation by feral animals and household pets, poisoning, human caused disturbances, clumped and fragmented distribution, vulnerability to localized catastrophic events, like fires, storms, landslides, flooding, prolonged drought, and/or disease, and most notably genetic isolation and drift (USFWS,

The thesis of this article is that wolves, once endangered, have come back and started to flourish causing mixed feelings for locals and biologists. Wolves were once hunted because one, to protect livestock, and two, they were seen as pests and/or vermin. The government then put wolves under the endangered list to try to save them. Since then, wolf populations have multiplied.

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service are considering removing the gray wolf from the endangered species list once Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming have enough wolves to be deemed sufficient to continue to expand the wolf population, requiring only that each of these three states have a management plan in effect to prevent the gray wolf from becoming endangered again. With the current attitude of the governments in these states, the wolf should not lose their federal support under the Endangered Species Act as it would merely serve to cause the wolves to become endangered once again, or at best, held to the absolute minimum population that the states can pass off as “viable, self-sustaining populations”

The Canada Lynx is one of the most popular and well known cat species in the world. Being a Canadian born species the Lynx benefits from having long legs and a broad footpad in which helps it walk in deep snow. This species is highly recognizable by almost everyone just from its unique features such as its uniquely small tail, long strands of hair at the end of its face, and its rust brownish red fur. The Lynx cat eats mostly the snowshoe hare, which does affect its population at times. When the hare population declines the adult Lynx commonly survives the famine but its babies do not which causes a decline in population. The Lynx reproduce during the winter months, females mating with only one male typically at night. Females in most cases give birth to one to six kittens every time. When there is a low food supply this can cause the female to not be able to get pregnant at all or abort the baby due to the lack of nutrition.

In today’s world, hardly any species of wildlife become extinct from natural causes. Europeans hunt animals to such an extent that we classify it as overhunting. We destroy their habitat, and introduce other animals that are a threat to endangered animals or are competition for resources and food. Habitat destruction is the greatest threat to both animals and plants.

The exact status of the Siberian lynx subspecies is up to debate. As is often the case, poaching, prey depletion, and habitat destruction are a problem. History has shown that any species can be quickly devastated. The last century has seen a marked downturn in the numbers of various subspecies. One of these, the Balkan lynx, is currently listed as critically endangered.

In 1973, a Canada Lynx (Lynx Canadensis) was illegally trapped on Vail Ski Area. While mildly tragic that this individual Lynx had been killed, the real tragedy was not realized until months later. As time passed, no more Lynx sightings were recorded, nor were any trapped, and no carcasses were found. Months turned into years, and years turned into decades; finally the Lynx was regarded as regionally extinct in Colorado. The reason Lynx was not seen anymore in Colorado was as of result of an illegal trapper’s escapade in the mountains. This species ranged across the vast northern boreal forests from Alaska to eastern Canada, including the northernmost U.S. territories, expanding along the coniferous forests of the Rocky mountains as far

The case of the mountain lion P-45 is complex for two reasons. On one hand, he has killed several domestic animals in the Santa Monica Mountains leading people to fear for their property and themselves. On the other, he provides a much-needed new gene flow into an area that suffers from severe inbreeding that could lead to the population entering an extinction vortex. I will argue that P-45 should be left in the Santa Monica Mountains ecosystem and later relocated only when two conditions have been met because it would adhere to the ecocentric principle of conserving the biotic community. The first condition is that the wildlife corridor must be constructed across 101 Freeway, connecting the isolated area with those other mountain lions inhabit.

The Canada Lynx also known as Lynx Canadensis is primarily in Canada, Alaska, and some northern states. There is a very small population in the lower 48, they primarily residing in Maine, but there are some sightings in Washington state, New Hampshire and Vermont. The Canada lynx use to have a range area specifically is Northeast (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York); the Great Lakes (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan); the Northern Rocky Mountains/Cascades (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, northwestern Wyoming, Utah); and the Southern Rocky Mountains (Colorado, southeastern Wyoming) (see picture1). The Canada lynx was recently introduced back into Colorado from Canada back in 2010. (Colorado,2010) (see picture 2) The reason

It contains an expanse of tundra with many marshes and lagoons with rivers situated between foothills of the Brooks Range and the wide, icy waters of the Beaufort Sea. Environmentalists said that this area “is the most biologically productive part of the Arctic Refuge for wildlife and is the center if wildlife activity.” The importance of these resources is not measurable. The Arctic is home to such animals as caribou, polar bears, grizzly bears, musk oxen, whales, wolves and snow geese. This area is full of wildflowers and contains water of excellent, unpolluted quality and quantity. The Arctic Ocean costal plain is an area critical to the survival of many birds and mammals (‘Alaska Wild’).

There are usually more hares because the hare is a prey animal. This means that the species is being hunted and needs a high population to stay alive. Unlike the hares, the lynx is a predator meaning they don't get hunted as often. Another reason

Lynx ran through the shadows, her large ears tearing through the undergrowth. ThunderClan’s scent was still present. “Come on, come on.” She urged three kits. Two females, one male. Their names were Feather, Blaze, and Leaf. Feather crept along silently while Blaze and Leaf raced to get to Lynx. Leaf tripped loudly. Leaf, the only male, was a reddish color, like autumn leaves with alarming yellow eyes. Blaze had orange fur with some white specks. And Feather was a simple dark grey with light grey stripes. Blaze was the only one with black ear-tufts like her own. The kits were only five months old, and moving as quick as they could. You could count their ribs. Lynx felt a stab of guilt. She was starving too. Feather looked at Lynx with her dark