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Fernex, M.
Le lynx et l'‚pizootie rabique en France The lynx and the rabic epizooty in France Der luchs und die Tollwutepizootie in Frankreich
1979 Conference Proceeding
During rabic epizooties occurring in forests more than 50% of foxes are infested, whereas only 0.6% of the lynxes are caught by this disease. The form of the disease, which is predominantly paralytic, accounts for the fact that the Lynx, like other felines, is not instrumental in transmitting the rabbits in nature. As a competitor for food the lynx may have a negative impact on the fox population. As a super-predator, the lynx reduces the number of foxes in its sector and limits the incidence of the disease in its environment. Its aggressiveness towards wild cats leads to the dying out of the species, which has become the most important link between rabies occurring in forests and man, now that dogs have been vaccinated. The favorable effect of the lynx upon the rabic epizooty will limit itself to forest-clad and mountainous sectors, whereas its impact on foxes and cats in the plains will be virtually non-existent.
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