Surprising encounters that may not happen so often.
At the beginning of February, several European lynx, also called "boreal", were seen and filmed by passers-by in the Jura and Doubs departments.
These appearances, because they are fleeting and very rare, have delighted Internet users.
But they also raise questions about the presence of lynx in France: is the Eurasian lynx back?
According to a study published Monday, February 13 in the journal
Frontiers in Conservation Science
, make no mistake: seeing these specimens is not a sign of the good health of the populations of the largest feline in Europe.
On the contrary, the Eurasian lynx risk disappearing from France within thirty years.
The alarming finding results from an in-depth scientific analysis of
“90 samples collected between 2008 and 2020”
on the Jura population.
And points to this main reason: the inbreeding that rages within the species...
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