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| Palomares, F. | |
| Considerations for planning Iberian lynx translocations into Do¤ana National Park | |
| 2009 Book Chapter | |
The Iberian lynx (_Lynx pardinus_) is the most highly endangered felid species in the world. One of the best known surviving lynx populations lives in and around Do¤ana National Park, within the most highly protected natural setting left of the lynx's historic distribution. The population has remained stable at around 40-50 individuals for the past 20-25 years, the majority of which presently live outside Park boundaries. This makes the Do¤ana lynx population particularly vulnerable to extinction. If one more lynx territory disappears inside the National Park, model results indicate that extinction of the Do¤ana lynx population could happen within the next 15 years. Recovery of the reproductive source areas inside the national park, coupled with the translocation of a few lynxes from the Sierra Morena population, and supported by the restoration and increased carrying capacity of the source areas inside the park, would reduce the probability of extinction of the entire Do¤ana lynx metapopulation to below 5% in the next 100 years. In this chapter we discuss specific considerations for the selection of areas for Iberian lynx translocation inside the national park, together with the biological characteristics of translocation candidates (lynx age and status) and best timing for the actual translocation. |
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