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| Kempf, C. | |
| Evolution et statut du lynx en France Evolution and status of the Lynx in France Evolution and Statut des Luchses in Frankreich | |
| 1979 Conference Proceeding | |
The lynx has become rarer over the last centuries. In France, it disappeared from the plains during the 16th century and withdrew to the mountains, where it died out as a result of the shrinking of forest areas, hunting and poison and possibly also a general scarcity of food. It disappeared from the Vosges mountains in the 18th century, from the Jura mountains in 1885, from the Massif Central in 1875, and from the Alps between 1930 and 1945; a small number of survivors, whose population is at present expanding, remained in the Pyr‚n‚es. The ecology of the species together with its reintroduction in various neighboring countries, make it possible to estimate the present population in France between 10 and 15. Plans for a number of reintroduction experiments for this species in the Vosges and the Alps are described. |
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