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| Garrote, G.; Lopez, G.; Gil-Sanchez, J.M.; Rojas, E.; Ruiz, M.; Bueno, J.F.; de Lillo, S.; Rodriguez-Siles, J.; Martin, J.M.; Perez, J.; Garcia-Tardio, M.; Valenzuela, G.; Simon, M.A. | |
| Human-felid conflicts as a further handicap to the conservation of the critically endangered Iberian lynx | |
| 2013 European Journal of Wildlife Research (59): 287-290 | |
Most studies on felid depredation of livestock have focused on big cats, and little attention has been paid to this type of conflict in smaller species. The medium-sized Iberian lynx (_Lynx pardinus_) is not thought to be affected by conflict with humans. However, parallel to an increase in the range of the Iberian lynx in And£jar-Carde¤a, an increased incidence of Iberian lynx attacks on livestock has been recorded. A 6-year overview of Iberian lynx predation on livestock in this population shows a total of 40 attacks involving 716 kills (31 attacks on poultry and nine on sheep). Although the majority of these attacks (78 %) were carried out against poultry, sheep depredation resulted in higher economic losses, mainly in extensive flocks (4.6 times more than semi-intensive flocks). An effective compensation program has been implemented in order to mitigate the consequences of the human-lynx conflict in this area. Given that this sort of conflict could become an acute impediment to future conservation of the most endangered felid, managers should anticipate and prevent the potential conflicts that could arise as Iberian lynx colonizes more developed areas. |
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