What is the conservation status of lynx?
CITES lists the Eurasian lynx on Appendix II, ie the lynx is potentially endangered of dying out. Different subspecies of lynx have their own particular conservation status, if any, in countries where they live. CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, an international body which attempts to regulate trade in endangered populations so that species are conserved. The Red Data Book, compiled by the World Conservation Union (also called IUCN), lists the European lynx as Near Threatened – because of degradation of their habitat and prey populations. The next progressively worse categories are Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, and finally Extinct. Placement in the Near Threatened category means the lynx is likely to qualify for one of these other categories in the near future.
