{"id":108886,"date":"2024-05-18T21:31:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T16:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=108886"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:29:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T05:59:24","slug":"iberian-lynx","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/iberian-lynx","title":{"rendered":"Iberian Lynx"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per the <\/span><b>Spanish government,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the number of <\/span><b>endangered Iberian lynx <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the wild in Spain and Portugal has <\/span><b>nearly doubled since 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Iberian Lynx Population in Spain and Portugal Nearly Doubles Since 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>As per the Spanish government:<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>2023 Lynx Birth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 In 2023 a total of <\/span><b>722 lynx were born in Spain.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Total Lynx Population: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Combined lynx population in Spain and Portugal has reached 2021.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Recent Population Growth: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lynx Population has doubled from 1,111 just three years earlier.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>About Iberian lynx<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-109035 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/untitled-2024-05-20t112849762-664b03e75920f.webp\" alt=\"Iberian Lynx\" width=\"399\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/untitled-2024-05-20t112849762-664b03e75920f.webp 1311w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/untitled-2024-05-20t112849762-664b03e75920f-300x156.webp 300w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/untitled-2024-05-20t112849762-664b03e75920f-1024x531.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/untitled-2024-05-20t112849762-664b03e75920f-768x398.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Iberian lynx is the <\/span><b>world&#8217;s most endangered feline species.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Characteristic Features:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Of all lynx, the Iberian has the most <\/span><b>heavily spotted coat.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The coat is <\/span><b>sparse, short, and coarse.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The coat\u2019s base color is <\/span><b>bright yellowish red or tawny,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> overlaid with <\/span><b>dark brown or black spots.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cat has <\/span><b>white underparts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This species, like other cat species, is <\/span><b>sexually dimorphic, with males being heavier and longer than females.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sexual dimorphism <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the systematic difference in form between individuals of different sex in the same species.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Iberian lynx lives in <\/span><b>Mediterranean forests <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">composed of native oaks and abundant undergrowth and thickets.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>favours a mixture of dense scrub<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for shelter and open pasture for hunting.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iberian lynx are found only in two small areas of <\/span><b>southwest Spain on the Iberian Peninsula, west of the Pyrenees mountains.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Threats:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Habitat destruction and alteration due to agricultural and industrial development<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conversion of native Mediterranean forest to plantations with no undergrowth<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct persecution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Killed by automobiles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caught illegally or hunted with dogs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Killed in traps set for other predators<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Iberian lynx is considered <\/span><b>Endangered (EN) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2015 the Iberian lynx was officially downgraded from Critically Endangered to Endangered.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Iberian lynx is protected under<\/span><b> Appendix II of the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/convention-on-international-trade-in-endangered-species-of-wild-fauna-and-flora-cites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100.142%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 36px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 4927.85%; 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