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If you find it a bit hard to write the letters yourselves there are
some prewritten letters at the sos-lynx site.
http://www.soslynx.org/
They can be a bit hard to find and since it is a flash site i cant
give you a link directly to the letters.
go to the site, press "home" and at the left bottom corner you
have "model lobby letters".

Both snail mail and email would be super if you could.
It would also be good if you personalized them just a bit.
There are three prewritten letters, all important, but the one about
the Donana recovery plan is the most urgent of all.
There is no recovery plan after 2006!!!!


Annette



--- In spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com, "rjperkins1" <rjperkins1@...>
wrote:
>
> The current advice from Dan Ward's LynxBrief advises as follows:
>
> "It is important that those interested in lynx conservation write
> lobby letters to politicians and policy-makers to encourage them to
> alter their actions in favour of the Iberian Lynx.  LynxBrief
advises
> all those interested and working in lynx conservation to write a
> letter to the President of Andalucia calling upon him to urgently
> implement an emergency lynx recovery plan in Doñana. Such a plan is
> needed given the very small size, isolation and lack of recovery of
> the Doñana population, and the on-going threats from fast motor
> traffic and the loss of habitat to intensive farming and other
> developments. In addition, a number of conservation groups –
including
> WWF Spain and Ecologistas en Acción – have already
> recommended that such a plan be implemented.
> Individuals and organisations should write to:
>
> Excmo. Sr Presidente de la Junta de Andalucía,
> Dr Manuel Chaves, Palacio de San Telmo,
> Avenida de Roma, 41071 Sevilla, SPAIN
> email: manuel.chaves@..."
>
> Please if you can spare just 5 minutes of you time write to or
email D
> Chavez or any politicians to try and lobby them to make a
difference.
>

The current advice from Dan Ward's LynxBrief advises as follows:

"It is important that those interested in lynx conservation write
lobby letters to politicians and policy-makers to encourage them to
alter their actions in favour of the Iberian Lynx.  LynxBrief advises
all those interested and working in lynx conservation to write a
letter to the President of Andalucia calling upon him to urgently
implement an emergency lynx recovery plan in Doñana. Such a plan is
needed given the very small size, isolation and lack of recovery of
the Doñana population, and the on-going threats from fast motor
traffic and the loss of habitat to intensive farming and other
developments. In addition, a number of conservation groups – including
WWF Spain and Ecologistas en Acción – have already
recommended that such a plan be implemented.
Individuals and organisations should write to:

Excmo. Sr Presidente de la Junta de Andalucía,
Dr Manuel Chaves, Palacio de San Telmo,
Avenida de Roma, 41071 Sevilla, SPAIN
email: manuel.chaves@..."

Please if you can spare just 5 minutes of you time write to or email D
Chavez or any politicians to try and lobby them to make a difference.

Hi
I am sorry to anybody who has been or is still a member of this group.
  Unfortunately I have not been able to keep it updated as I was away
for about 5 months.  I am back home now and will try and find out the
current situation.  Please try and keep this site active, Id
appreciate any ideas, new topics (lynx and non lynx related) anything. :)
Apologies once more, lets see if we can make a little difference,
again.  Sounds like great news, back in April about the cubs, any news
recently about their condition?
Thanks
Robin



--- In spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com, "annette.lundberg"
<annette.lundberg@...> wrote:
>
> By the way..
> The mother of the other three,Saliega,  just had two more kittens :-))
>
>
>
> Vänliga Hälsningar
>
> Annette & Sirpelkvick
>
>
>
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com] För
> annette.lundberg
> Skickat: den 28 april 2006 18:30
> Till: spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com
> Ämne: SV: [spanishlynx] Re: News on the birth of three Lynx cubs in
> captivity
>
>
> Hi Pieter,
>
> I basically thought this yahoo group died....but here are some news
> http://www.iberianature.com/material/iberianlynxnews.htm#lynxbreeding
>
> One of the kittens was killed..and the other two are now released
>
> Annette
>
>
>
> Vänliga Hälsningar
>
> Annette & Sirpelkvick
>
>
>
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com] För
> Pieter Oliehoek
> Skickat: den 28 april 2006 18:12
> Till: spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com
> Ämne: [spanishlynx] Re: News on the birth of three Lynx cubs in
captivity
>
>
> Hi everybody,
>
> Any news on the Iberian Lynx-cubs??
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> Pieter
>
> http://www.geneticdiversity.net/
>
>
>
> --- In spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com, "rjperkins1" <rjperkins1@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Taken from the BBC Website! a first step in the right direction!
> >
> > Hopes raised by Spain lynx births
> > Iberian lynx, PA
> > Road deaths are now the greatest cause of mortality for the lynx
> > The birth of three Iberian lynx cubs in Spain has given hope to the
> > future of a species on the brink of disappearing.
> >
> > The cubs were born as part of a special breeding programme in the
> > Donana national park in southern Spain.
> >
> > The government described the Iberian lynx, found only in Spain and
> > Portugal, as the world's most endangered feline.
> >
> > Earlier this month, conservation group WWF warned that the Iberian
> > lynx could become the first big cat since the sabre-toothed tiger to
> > die out.
> >
> > The critically endangered animal could become extinct within five
> > years unless swift action is taken, WWF said.
> >
> > Environment Minister Cristina Narbona said she planned to visit the
> > new litter.
> >
> > "It's good news for the conservation of Spain's wealthy fauna," she
> added.
> >
> > Falling numbers
> >
> > The mother of the cubs, Saliega, was captured in 2002 in the Sierra
> > Morena region.
> >
> > She was the third cub of her litter and had slim chances of surviving
> > in the wild. Her partner, Garfio, was also captured to be introduced
> > into the breeding programme.
> >
> > The cubs, born on Monday, are reported to be in excellent condition
> > and showing "active and vigorous behaviour".
> >
> > The environment ministry says there are only 13 Iberian lynx in
> > captivity - 12 of which could breed.
> >
> > Lynx numbers have declined from 100,000 at the beginning of the 20th
> > Century to around just 100-120 in the wild today.
> >
> > Dam building, road deaths, hunting and a decline in wild rabbits have
> > led to the cat's downfall, the report says.
> >
> > The WWF is also calling for lynx habitat to be covered by the EU's
> > Natura 2000 Programme, which offers the strongest level of protection
> > in Europe.
> >
> > Currently, the areas proposed by Spain for Natura 2000 designation do
> > not cover the biological corridor that could be used to connect the
> > remaining breeding population in Donana National Park with the one in
> > Sierra Morena.
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4394005.stm
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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-----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
Från: spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com [mailto:spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com] För annette.lundberg
Skickat: den 28 april 2006 18:30
Till: spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com
Ämne: SV: [spanishlynx] Re: News on the birth of three Lynx cubs in captivity

Hi Pieter,

 

I basically thought this yahoo group died....but here are some news

http://www.iberianature.com/material/iberianlynxnews.htm#lynxbreeding

 

One of the kittens was killed..and the other two are now released

 

Annette

 

 

Vänliga Hälsningar

Annette & Sirpelkvick

 

-----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
Från: spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com [mailto:spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com] För Pieter Oliehoek
Skickat: den 28 april 2006 18:12
Till: spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com
Ämne: [spanishlynx] Re: News on the birth of three Lynx cubs in captivity

Hi everybody,

Any news on the Iberian Lynx-cubs??


Greetings,

Pieter

http://www.geneticdiversity.net/



--- In spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com, "rjperkins1" <rjperkins1@...> wrote:
>
>
> Taken from the BBC Website! a first step in the right direction!
>
> Hopes raised by Spain lynx births
> Iberian lynx, PA
> Road deaths are now the greatest cause of mortality for the lynx
> The birth of three Iberian lynx cubs in Spain has given hope to the
> future of a species on the brink of disappearing.
>
> The cubs were born as part of a special breeding programme in the
> Donana national park in southern Spain.
>
> The government described the Iberian lynx, found only in Spain and
> Portugal, as the world's most endangered feline.
>
> Earlier this month, conservation group WWF warned that the Iberian
> lynx could become the first big cat since the sabre-toothed tiger to
> die out.
>
> The critically endangered animal could become extinct within five
> years unless swift action is taken, WWF said.
>
> Environment Minister Cristina Narbona said she planned to visit the
> new litter.
>
> "It's good news for the conservation of Spain's wealthy fauna," she
added.
>
> Falling numbers
>
> The mother of the cubs, Saliega, was captured in 2002 in the Sierra
> Morena region.
>
> She was the third cub of her litter and had slim chances of surviving
> in the wild. Her partner, Garfio, was also captured to be introduced
> into the breeding programme.
>
> The cubs, born on Monday, are reported to be in excellent condition
> and showing "active and vigorous behaviour".
>
> The environment ministry says there are only 13 Iberian lynx in
> captivity - 12 of which could breed.
>
> Lynx numbers have declined from 100,000 at the beginning of the 20th
> Century to around just 100-120 in the wild today.
>
> Dam building, road deaths, hunting and a decline in wild rabbits have
> led to the cat's downfall, the report says.
>
> The WWF is also calling for lynx habitat to be covered by the EU's
> Natura 2000 Programme, which offers the strongest level of protection
> in Europe.
>
> Currently, the areas proposed by Spain for Natura 2000 designation do
> not cover the biological corridor that could be used to connect the
> remaining breeding population in Donana National Park with the one in
> Sierra Morena.
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4394005.stm
>

-----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
Från: spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com [mailto:spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com] För Pieter Oliehoek
Skickat: den 28 april 2006 18:12
Till: spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com
Ämne: [spanishlynx] Re: News on the birth of three Lynx cubs in captivity

Hi everybody,

Any news on the Iberian Lynx-cubs??


Greetings,

Pieter

http://www.geneticdiversity.net/



--- In spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com, "rjperkins1" <rjperkins1@...> wrote:
>
>
> Taken from the BBC Website! a first step in the right direction!
>
> Hopes raised by Spain lynx births
> Iberian lynx, PA
> Road deaths are now the greatest cause of mortality for the lynx
> The birth of three Iberian lynx cubs in Spain has given hope to the
> future of a species on the brink of disappearing.
>
> The cubs were born as part of a special breeding programme in the
> Donana national park in southern Spain.
>
> The government described the Iberian lynx, found only in Spain and
> Portugal, as the world's most endangered feline.
>
> Earlier this month, conservation group WWF warned that the Iberian
> lynx could become the first big cat since the sabre-toothed tiger to
> die out.
>
> The critically endangered animal could become extinct within five
> years unless swift action is taken, WWF said.
>
> Environment Minister Cristina Narbona said she planned to visit the
> new litter.
>
> "It's good news for the conservation of Spain's wealthy fauna," she
added.
>
> Falling numbers
>
> The mother of the cubs, Saliega, was captured in 2002 in the Sierra
> Morena region.
>
> She was the third cub of her litter and had slim chances of surviving
> in the wild. Her partner, Garfio, was also captured to be introduced
> into the breeding programme.
>
> The cubs, born on Monday, are reported to be in excellent condition
> and showing "active and vigorous behaviour".
>
> The environment ministry says there are only 13 Iberian lynx in
> captivity - 12 of which could breed.
>
> Lynx numbers have declined from 100,000 at the beginning of the 20th
> Century to around just 100-120 in the wild today.
>
> Dam building, road deaths, hunting and a decline in wild rabbits have
> led to the cat's downfall, the report says.
>
> The WWF is also calling for lynx habitat to be covered by the EU's
> Natura 2000 Programme, which offers the strongest level of protection
> in Europe.
>
> Currently, the areas proposed by Spain for Natura 2000 designation do
> not cover the biological corridor that could be used to connect the
> remaining breeding population in Donana National Park with the one in
> Sierra Morena.
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4394005.stm
>

Hi everybody,

Any news on the Iberian Lynx-cubs??


Greetings,

Pieter

http://www.geneticdiversity.net/



--- In spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com, "rjperkins1" <rjperkins1@...> wrote:
>
>
> Taken from the BBC Website! a first step in the right direction!
>
> Hopes raised by Spain lynx births
> Iberian lynx, PA
> Road deaths are now the greatest cause of mortality for the lynx
> The birth of three Iberian lynx cubs in Spain has given hope to the
> future of a species on the brink of disappearing.
>
> The cubs were born as part of a special breeding programme in the
> Donana national park in southern Spain.
>
> The government described the Iberian lynx, found only in Spain and
> Portugal, as the world's most endangered feline.
>
> Earlier this month, conservation group WWF warned that the Iberian
> lynx could become the first big cat since the sabre-toothed tiger to
> die out.
>
> The critically endangered animal could become extinct within five
> years unless swift action is taken, WWF said.
>
> Environment Minister Cristina Narbona said she planned to visit the
> new litter.
>
> "It's good news for the conservation of Spain's wealthy fauna," she
added.
>
> Falling numbers
>
> The mother of the cubs, Saliega, was captured in 2002 in the Sierra
> Morena region.
>
> She was the third cub of her litter and had slim chances of surviving
> in the wild. Her partner, Garfio, was also captured to be introduced
> into the breeding programme.
>
> The cubs, born on Monday, are reported to be in excellent condition
> and showing "active and vigorous behaviour".
>
> The environment ministry says there are only 13 Iberian lynx in
> captivity - 12 of which could breed.
>
> Lynx numbers have declined from 100,000 at the beginning of the 20th
> Century to around just 100-120 in the wild today.
>
> Dam building, road deaths, hunting and a decline in wild rabbits have
> led to the cat's downfall, the report says.
>
> The WWF is also calling for lynx habitat to be covered by the EU's
> Natura 2000 Programme, which offers the strongest level of protection
> in Europe.
>
> Currently, the areas proposed by Spain for Natura 2000 designation do
> not cover the biological corridor that could be used to connect the
> remaining breeding population in Donana National Park with the one in
> Sierra Morena.
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4394005.stm
>

A Complete birds market in pakistan

I just had a email from Gary Roberts, the only professional
photographer that documented the iberian lynx.
The iberian lynx is in acute help right now.
The forestfires in Spain is threating it.
Please, go to http://www.soslynx.org/ and see what you can do to help.

Annette

--- In spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com, "rjperkins1" <rjperkins1@y...>
wrote:
> I have been considereing writing a letter or perhaps an e-mail to my
> local MP here in England and to the minister for the environment on
> the plight of the Spanish Lynx.  Our Euopean ties with Spain must
> allow the British government to have some influence over the Spanish
> or European powers.  If anyone has any ideas about such a letter in
> their own country please reply, any drafts or suggestions would also
> be appreciated.

I have been considereing writing a letter or perhaps an e-mail to my
local MP here in England and to the minister for the environment on
the plight of the Spanish Lynx.  Our Euopean ties with Spain must
allow the British government to have some influence over the Spanish
or European powers.  If anyone has any ideas about such a letter in
their own country please reply, any drafts or suggestions would also
be appreciated.

The voices of the Iberian lynx

The birth of the two lynx cubs, Brezo and Brisa, in captivity (see
below here) is allowing biologists at the El Acebuche centre in Doñana
to study aspects of the Iberian lynx hitherto unknown. The two cubs
use around ten noises to communicate between each other and with their
mother, Saliega, or simply to express emotions. Astrid Vargas, head of
the lynx breeding programme calls them the "voices of the lynx" She adds,

"Above all, the lynx is a silent animal, although it does purr, growl,
meow and snort like all cats. It is no lion or panther, but we have
heard it roar. It can also howl and has a wide sound repertoire".
Vargas says lynxes also chatter their teeth (which they do for example
they are when close to a prey which they can't reach), gurgle, make
gentle or explosive nasal exhalations (snorts!) and also make short,
guttural and violent noises similar to a bark which on occasions are
deep and on others sharp. Twelve sounds have been identified.

The Acebuche team are recoding the voices of the twelve captive
Iberian Lynxes and have got in contact with Gustav Peters, an expert
in the sounds made by the Canadian Lynx and Boreal Lynx, who has
identified a dozen sounds. Astrid Vargas says "We have so far
identified all the voices described by Dr Peters though not always in
the same context. 28th June 2005

From: www.iberiannature.com  --Lynx news
More here in Spanish:
http://servicios.diariosur.es/pg050627/prensa/noticias/Sociedad/200506/27/SUR-SO\
C-129.html

From: http://www.iberianature.com/material/iberian
lynxnews.htm#lynxcubmice


6th June 2005- Lynx cub update

Brezo now weighs 2kg and Briza 1.7. They have moved onto a transition
diet and are being given rabbit meat laced with bones, pet cat milk
and vitamins to complement breast milk. They have begun to learn
hunting techniques with mice

Astrid Vargas the biologist in charge of the programme notes

"We learn something every day. We didn't for example reckon the cubs
killing each other. We knew that in large litters with three or four
cubs, one or tow would disappear. We thought it was because of food."
With eight weeks old the young lynxes are still incapable of
understanding 'signs of submission or surrender from their siblings.
This is what cost Brezina's life . "We're learning things every day.
We study how they act. The lynxes of Doñana, for example are
monogamous, while those of the Sierra Morena, are not. Here (at the
centre) we can see couples of both types, something we couldn't do in
the wild... "

With the cubs born this spring (around 40) there may be some 150
lynxes in the wild divided between Doñana and Andújar y
Cardeña. At
the start of summer, some of these cubs are to be collected for the
captive breeding programme. In addition to the Doñana and
Andújar
populations, there is also a slim possibility of residual populations
in the Montes de Toledo and the Sierra de Gata and the Sierra de
Francia, in Cácere

Adapted from Guardería de linces (from EFE)

I have also added Iberian Nature site to the links section as it seems
an up to date site so pay it a visit! - Robin

Algarve United and the Iberian lynx
By Julian Pettifer
BBC News, Portugal

Football is not a sport usually associated with philanthropy, but
Julian Pettifer meets a football club owner in southern Portugal who
has decided to spend money on a big cat in danger of extinction.


First, a confession.  I am not a great fan of the beautiful game.  In
my opinion, far too much emotion, conversation, air-time, newsprint,
national pride and money is invested in football.  Nonetheless, here
am I, adding to the hype with yet another football yarn. Actually it
is more of a fairy tale because it involves an unlikely marriage that
will take a bit of magic to make it work.

In this version of Beauty and the Beast, Beauty is the Iberian lynx,
elegant and elusive and the most rare cat species in the world, and
the Beast - who is, of course, transformed into the Prince and comes
to the rescue - is a Portuguese football team, Algarve United.

Let me explain.  If you travel down the motorway from Spain to Faro,
as you cross into Portugal, you drive under a great arch, bearing the
message: "Welcome to the Stadium of Europe".

Magnificent

Sure enough, 20 minutes further on, adjacent to Faro Airport, is a
most imposing structure.


The Algarve Stadium was built for Euro 2004. A handful of European Cup
matches were played in it, and since then it has been virtually
abandoned
Follow the stadium signs off the motorway and very soon you are
driving through endless acres of car parks surrounding this
30,000-seat, state-of-the-art football stadium.

It is magnificent, but it has a sadly deserted and neglected air.
Everything is locked up and weeds are growing between the flagstones.

The story is all too familiar.

The Algarve Stadium was built for Euro 2004. A handful of European Cup
matches were played in it, and since then it has been virtually
abandoned. It has become another of those white elephants strewn
across the Earth following World Fairs and Expos and Olympic Games and
other sporting extravaganzas.

The Algarve Stadium was too big and too expensive for any of the local
football teams. But that is about to change; and this is a football
fairy tale.


The man who waved his magic wand is Corrado Correggi, a local
businessman who amassed a fortune making corks for fine wine.

The Algarve Stadium seats 30,000 and is state-of-the-art
In partnership with his Scottish father-in-law, John McGovern,
Correggi also became a successful football agent.

Last year they used their scouting skills to put together a new
football team they called Algarve United - the Lynxes - hoping that
one day they might occupy the Algarve stadium.

The players they recruited are young and local and mostly
semi-professional but they do not lack ambition.

Just a few weeks ago the Lynxes won the decisive match that gained
their promotion from the regional league.

After only one season, they are now fully professional and shamelessly
boasting that they have set their sights on the Portuguese equivalent
of the Premiership. It may take a year or two but long before that,
they hope to occupy the new stadium.

SOS Lynx

When Mr Correggi chose to name his team after the Iberian lynx and to
use its head as his logo, it was an obvious choice.

Graph showing the decline of the Iberian lynx
The animal is native to the Algarve and the last large member of the
cat family found in Europe. It is also critically endangered.

There are perhaps 100 surviving in the wild, all of them in Spain and
Portugal and experts warn that it could be the first large cat to
become extinct since the sabre-toothed tiger.

To avert such a tragedy, a young man, Eduardo Concalves, helped found
a conservation organisation called SOS Lynx.

When I met Eduardo he explained his infatuation with the animal.

Seven years ago he purchased a smallholding where there was no
electricity or sanitation or running water but there was something
that changed his life.

He discovered that his bit of land in the mountains is traditional
Iberian lynx territory and he had his first encounter with the spotted
cat.

It is about the size of a boxer dog, he says, with black tufted ears,
a short tail and distinctive forked beard. A real beauty and he had to
do something to help save it. So, five years ago, SOS Lynx was born.


When Eduardo heard about the new Lynxes football team, he approached
owner Corrado Correggi to suggest he might like to sponsor SOS Lynx in
their conservation work.

But without being asked, Mr Correggi made an amazing offer: 10% of all
gate receipts and 10% of membership fees to go to lynx conservation.

Initially the money is earmarked for forest fire prevention and
reforestation.

It is a long-term agreement and if the Lynxes are successful and get
their new stadium, it could mean big money for the big cats, one day
helping to re-introduce captive-bred animals into the wild.

We are used to the idea of multimillion-pound sponsorships of football
teams by brewers and telecoms but a football team sponsoring wildlife
must be a first.

From Our Own Correspondent was broadcast on Thursday, 26 May, 2005 at
1100 BST on BBC Radio 4. Please check the programme schedules for
World Service transmission times.

Robin's article has been added, and all of the links work properly
now.  Will post again once I get the FCF articles.

--- In spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com, "Jessi Clark-White" <jetflair@g...>
wrote:
> Here is the newly created Iberian Lynx section of my website:
> http://www.exoticcatz.com/speciesiberianlynx.html
>
> I will try to add the articles from the FCF newsletter as well, and
if
> any of you would like to contribute an article I will add it gladly!

-----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
Från: spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com [mailto:spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com] För Robin Perkins
Skickat: den 8 maj 2005 22:47
Till: spanishlynx@yahoogroups.com
Ämne: Re: [spanishlynx] VB: [BOBCATS-LYNX] The PLight of the Spanish Lynx

Hi
Thanks for your reply! I have been trying to get in contact with SOS
Lynx but so far nothing.  So at the moment im running it on my own.
Any help would be huuugely appreciated.  I think we need to try and
send e-mails or letters to the Spanish authorities.  I might contact
some Spanish friends I know and ask them if they could draw up a
simple letter template which could then be downloaded and e-mailed or
posted.
Thanks
Robin
P.S. The news about the cubs is great and the picture is really
lovely, could I possibly put it on the site?

Robin Perkins
rjperkins1@...


           
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Vänliga Hälsningar
Annette & Sirpelkvick



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Ämne: April edition of LynxBrief


Welcome to the third edition of LynxBrief, a monthly
briefing paper focusing on the conservation of the
Iberian Lynx, the most endangered big cat species in
the world.

As suggested by several recipients of LynxBrief,
example letters will soon be provided on the SOS Lynx
website (www.soslynx.org) concerning issues raised
each month, to facilitate lobbying.

Comments on any issue related to the Iberian Lynx can
be sent as usual to: lynxbrief@...

Best wishes

Dan Ward







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Here is the newly created Iberian Lynx section of my website:
http://www.exoticcatz.com/speciesiberianlynx.html

I will try to add the articles from the FCF newsletter as well, and if
any of you would like to contribute an article I will add it gladly!

I'm assuming this is the cat also known as the Iberian Lynx?  If you
wanted to write an article about them and ways to help conserve the
species, I would put it on my website www.exoticcatz.com which gets
quite a bit of traffic.  It'd get them a little more publicity, and
while my site is mostly about the ownership of cats, I'd like to start
working in the conservation angle and showing that our passion for
cats in our homes translates into passion for conserving them in the
wild.

Did you get to see the Iberian Lynx articles in this issue of the FCF
newsletter?  I'm going to try to get the FCF to let me reproduce those
on my site as well, they are very good.

Jessi

Hi
Thanks for your reply! I have been trying to get in contact with SOS
Lynx but so far nothing.  So at the moment im running it on my own.
Any help would be huuugely appreciated.  I think we need to try and
send e-mails or letters to the Spanish authorities.  I might contact
some Spanish friends I know and ask them if they could draw up a
simple letter template which could then be downloaded and e-mailed or
posted.
Thanks
Robin
P.S. The news about the cubs is great and the picture is really
lovely, could I possibly put it on the site?

Robin Perkins
rjperkins1@...



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Skickat: den 8 maj 2005 19:57
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Ämne: SV: [BOBCATS-LYNX] The PLight of the Spanish Lynx

Hi Robin,

 

I guess you know three iberian kittens were just born in captivity, for the first time ever.

This is great news for the species!!

 

We had an article about this in the latest FCF newsletter.

With great pictures taken by Gary Roberts on Saliega (the mother of the three kittens just born) and a sibling as kittens.

 

I joined your list.

Are you doing this together with sos-lynx??

 

Annette

 

 

Vänliga Hälsningar

Annette & Sirpelkvick

 

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Skickat: den 7 maj 2005 21:00
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Ämne: [BOBCATS-LYNX] The PLight of the Spanish Lynx

Hi
This is just a post to try and raise some awareness about the Spanish
Lynx.  It has now become the most endangered Cat species in the world
with numbers now down to just over 100.  We are on the verge of losing
a Cat species for the first time since the Prehistoric age.  Something
needs to be done to stop the human destruction of habitat, the
building of roads, dams and hunting.  I have set up a yahoo group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spanishlynx in order to try and raise
awareness.  I would appreciate any support and ask you to join the
group and maybe help in some way.
Thanks
Robin Perkins 

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Skickat: den 7 maj 2005 21:00
Till: BOBCATS-LYNX@yahoogroups.com
Ämne: [BOBCATS-LYNX] The PLight of the Spanish Lynx

Hi
This is just a post to try and raise some awareness about the Spanish
Lynx.  It has now become the most endangered Cat species in the world
with numbers now down to just over 100.  We are on the verge of losing
a Cat species for the first time since the Prehistoric age.  Something
needs to be done to stop the human destruction of habitat, the
building of roads, dams and hunting.  I have set up a yahoo group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spanishlynx in order to try and raise
awareness.  I would appreciate any support and ask you to join the
group and maybe help in some way.
Thanks
Robin Perkins 

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GREEN MEP LAUNCHES SPANISH MISSION TO SAVE LYNX
EUROPE'S MOST ENDANGERED FACES EXTINCTION - THANKS TO EU

From the Green Party MEP Caroline Lucas' Website
http://www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk/

EUROPE's most endangered species, the Iberian Lynx, faces extinction
in the wake of EU-funded development projects - despite being
protected by EU conservation rules.

Green MEP Caroline Lucas, will today visit some of the Lynx's few
remaining habitats during a visit to Spain as a part of her campaign
to save the Lynx since the Sabre-Toothed Tiger - the last European big
cat to face extinction - was consigned to the history books.

"The Iberian lynx is an absolutely beautiful animal, which recent
surveys suggest now have an estimated population of just a few
hundred," said Dr Lucas, Euro-MP for South-East England and a member
of the European Parliament's cross-party animal welfare intergroup.

"Saving the Iberian Lynx from extinction ought to be a top priority
for EU conservation policy, yet instead of preserving it, the EU is
actively
driving it to extinction."

The decline in Lynx numbers has been blamed on loss of habitat to
development and infrastructure projects being partially funded by the
EU structural funds, according to Dr Lucas.

Only two breeding sites for the Lynx are thought to remain, of 48
identified during a recent study.

Conservationists have singled out a 'National Hydrological Plan' being
promoted by the Spanish government - and supported with EU cash. The
plan, which has been described as "an ecological disaster", includes a
vast network of dams, water channels and ditches designed to transfer
water from northern wetlands to the arid south - to meet the needs of
tourists and intensive agriculture.

But the roads, dams, railways and other associated construction
activities will cause fragmentation and destruction of the last
remaining Iberian Lynx habitats, and ultimately the extinction of the
species.

"These plans will be an ecological disaster for the north, including
the internationally important Ebro delta, and for the south, where
unsustainable farming practices will destroy the dryland habitats of
rare species.

"The scheme would damage a hundred special conservation Natura 2000
sites, making a complete mockery of the EU's attempt to introduce this
network of fully protected conservation areas," said Dr. Lucas.

The construction of 12 dams will have major impacts on 'Natura 2000'
sites, a network of supposedly-protected sites of special importance
to wildlife - and one of the few mechanisms for protecting the lynx's
survival. A further 20 dams foreseen in regional water plans will
damage possible lynx areas and corridors, further threatening the
species.

During her visit, which is being hosted by the World Wide Fund for
Nature, Dr Lucas will visit the site of the La Brena II dam, which the
EU has recently agreed to co-finance. The dam, which will destroy over
2000 hectares of natural habitat, lies exactly between Sierra Morena
and Donana natural park, and will divide the two remaining viable lynx
populations, block their interaction and preventing their
reproduction.

"It is quite unacceptable that the EU is undermining its own
conservation policies by supporting these projects - and using
taxpayers' money to do so," concluded Dr. Lucas.

"This plan will contravene key parts of EU environment legislation,
including the Habitats, Birds, Water Framework and Environmental
Impact Assessment Directives.

"The Commission must seek positive alternatives for EU-funded projects
in Spain which will promote sustainable water management. I will
continue to challenge Commissioners Barnier and Wallstrom to halt
these plans immediately."

Taken from the BBC Website! a first step in the right direction!

Hopes raised by Spain lynx births
Iberian lynx, PA
Road deaths are now the greatest cause of mortality for the lynx
The birth of three Iberian lynx cubs in Spain has given hope to the
future of a species on the brink of disappearing.

The cubs were born as part of a special breeding programme in the
Donana national park in southern Spain.

The government described the Iberian lynx, found only in Spain and
Portugal, as the world's most endangered feline.

Earlier this month, conservation group WWF warned that the Iberian
lynx could become the first big cat since the sabre-toothed tiger to
die out.

The critically endangered animal could become extinct within five
years unless swift action is taken, WWF said.

Environment Minister Cristina Narbona said she planned to visit the
new litter.

"It's good news for the conservation of Spain's wealthy fauna," she added.

Falling numbers

The mother of the cubs, Saliega, was captured in 2002 in the Sierra
Morena region.

She was the third cub of her litter and had slim chances of surviving
in the wild. Her partner, Garfio, was also captured to be introduced
into the breeding programme.

The cubs, born on Monday, are reported to be in excellent condition
and showing "active and vigorous behaviour".

The environment ministry says there are only 13 Iberian lynx in
captivity - 12 of which could breed.

Lynx numbers have declined from 100,000 at the beginning of the 20th
Century to around just 100-120 in the wild today.

Dam building, road deaths, hunting and a decline in wild rabbits have
led to the cat's downfall, the report says.

The WWF is also calling for lynx habitat to be covered by the EU's
Natura 2000 Programme, which offers the strongest level of protection
in Europe.

Currently, the areas proposed by Spain for Natura 2000 designation do
not cover the biological corridor that could be used to connect the
remaining breeding population in Donana National Park with the one in
Sierra Morena.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4394005.stm