Iberian Lynx mums have 14 cubs – first babies born in the wild in decades
Thursday, June 9, 2016 @ 12:44 PM
FOUR Iberian Lynx – an endangered species which has not bred in the wild for decades – have given birth to 14 cubs in the mountains near Toledo, and members of the public can vote on names for them via the World Wildlilfe Fund (WWF) website until Monday, June 20.
All four mums were being monitored in large swathes of land in the mountain range in the province of Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, and have produced two litters of four cubs and two litters of three, according to conservation technicians.
Another two litters have been reported in the province of Ciudad Real, in the eastern Morena mountains, also in Castilla-La Mancha.
The mothers were bred in captivity and gradually taught how to survive in the wild before being released, in a bid to revive the flagging population of this leopard-like mountain cat, which is very close in appearance to the domestic feline.
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