HydraSlayer's video: Spain Documentary: The Beautiful but Endangered Iberian Lynx in its Stunning Natural Surroundings

Spain Documentary: The Beautiful but Endangered Iberian Lynx in its Stunning Natural Surroundings Watch the endangered but truly beautiful Iberian Lynx as it overcomes all the odds to survive in the stunning Spanish countryside. Predators are all around but somehow this amazing creature manages to carve out a life in the dangerous scrub lands of the Iberian Peninsula region. Why not join the channel at: http://www.youtube.com/worlddocs2100 The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is a critically endangered species of felid living mainly in the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. They are categorized as critically endangered by many institutions, including the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The Iberian lynx is a rabbit specialist with a low ability to adapt its diet. A sharp drop in the population of its main food source, a result of two diseases, contributed to the feline's decline. The lynx was also affected by the loss of scrubland, its main habitat, to human development, including changes in land use and the construction of roads and dams. According to the conservation group SOS Lynx, if the Iberian lynx died out, it would be the first feline species to become extinct since prehistoric times. Captive breeding and reintroduction programs have boosted their numbers. As of 2013, Andalusia has a population of 309 living in the wild. As an attempt to save this species from extinction, an EU LIFE Nature project is underway that includes habitat preservation, lynx population monitoring, and rabbit population management. Formerly considered a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), the Iberian lynx is now classified as a separate species. Both species occurred together in central Europe in the Pleistocene epoch, being separated by habitat choice. The Iberian lynx is believed to have evolved from Lynx issiodorensis. For more on the Iberian Lynx: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_lynx For more on the Iberian Peninsula: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_Peninsula To see more about Murcia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murcia For Spain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain For Spanish Wildlife: http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/wildlife/ For more on history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History For more on documentaries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_film For up to date world news: http://www.cnn.com or: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news or: http://www.lemonde.fr finally: http://news.sky.com/world See also: Iberian Lynx (Organism Classification),Endangered Species (Literature Subject),Lynx (Animal),Spain (Country),Animal (Film Genre),spain documentary,wildlife in spain,spanish animals,animals in spain,spanish wildlife,spanish wildlife documentary,Nature (TV Genre),nature programme,spanish lynx,spanish countryside,Murcia,endangered species,big cats,wildlife,animal documentary,Animals,natural world,YouTube,Iberian Peninsula (Geographical Feature)