THE IBERIAN LYNX: Can the World's Most Endangered Cat Still Be Saved?
By Samiha Shafy, The Spiegel Online (April 2, 2009)
Without help, the Iberian lynx could become the first cat species to go extinct since the saber-toothed tiger. A breeding program in Spain has begun a race against time.
Boj is sitting on a cork panel, calmly consuming the rabbit that was put out for her. The female lynx licks her whiskers enthusiastically.
Everything is going according to plan. Next door, in a blue-and-white building surrounded by pine trees, scientists and keepers, using cameras, monitor every movement and every lick of the chops in the enclosure. The critical moment is approaching when Boj, sleepy after eating her meal, will lie down on the cork panel for a little snooze. The animal will have to remain there for at least 30 minutes so that the insects hidden in the cork can do their work.
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