The Iberian Lynx also named as the Spanish Lynx, is the most endangered big cat in the world. The Iberian lynx is a forgotten endangered animal and therefor it is not supported by many communities. The Iberian lynx was also been thought to be a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx but now it is known as a separate species. The Iberian lynx live in northern Spain and most of north west Portugal. The Iberian lynx once was distributed to the entire Iberian Peninsula but now it is only distributed to very small areas, with breeding only in two areas of Andalucía, southern Spain.  How can you help?Sponsor in your local zoo or donate and shop on donate and shop or even help other communities such as:
|  Iberian Peninsula (left image) and Iberian Lynx (top image) ThreatsThe Iberian lynx is endangered because people poach them and because of the Spanish water plan. The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is classified by the World Union for Conservation (IUCN) as the world’s most endangered feline species. In October 2002,he IUCN Red List of Threatened Species upgraded the lynx Endangered”following new evidence of alarming decline. Nevertheless, the Spanish Government has included in the National Hydrological Plan (SNHP) hydraulic works with negative impacts on the lynx population. WWF/Adena considers that these impacts are unnecessary, because sustainable alternatives with less environmental impacts exist to solve the water management problems of Spain. x to “Critically The lynx population is declining The Iberian lynx populations are basically located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, where they face different threats. At the end of the 80s, it was estimated that the Spanish population of Iberian lynx was at about 1.100 animals, with less than 350 breeding females. Of the 48 areas of stable presence found in Spain, only in eight of them were there more than 25 animals1. The most recent national survey indicates that currently the Iberian lynx is only breeding in 2 of the 48 areas (Doñana and Sierra de Andújar), where the estimated population is around 150 individuals. There are estimations that isolated individuals live in other areas like Eastern Montes de Toledo, Western Sistema Central and Western Sierra Morena (although in the last survey only the presence of one lynx’s scat was detected in Eastern Montes de Toledo)2.
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