Canada lynx occupy a huge area of boreal forests across Canada, Alaska, and the northern contiguous U.S., while Eurasian lynx range across much of northern Europe and Asia.

Why do the boreal-forest lynx take off, even to where there are no trees, or their favorite food, snowshoe hares? Scientists don’t really know that answer yet, but they suspect that hunger is a ...

Canada Lynx Habitats and Lifestyle. ... Their habitat consists of mature boreal forest with dense undergrowth, but they can also be found in open forests, tundra, and rocky areas.

Murray suspects that’s the dynamic that may eventually — even 100 years from now — play out in the boreal forest. While lynx may adapt by broadening their own eating habits, as they have in their ...

In North America’s boreal forests, snowshoe hare populations rise and fall dramatically in roughly 10-year cycles. Following a delay of one to two years, Canada lynx populations do the same.

Lynx often den under fallen trees, known as deadfall, in the boreal forests of Alaska and Canada. A snowshoe hare hides in the brush. The small mammals experience boom-and-bust cycles that can ...

Lynx are elusive animals that live in cold boreal forests and prey primarily on snowshoe hares. Climate change is melting away their snowy habitat and could decrease the availability of snowshoe hares ...

Tuft-eared wildcats with large furry paws, lynx inhabit boreal forests in Canada and the United States that offer deep snow and abundant snowshoe hares, the lynx’s main prey.

Journey from Canada’s Arctic to the boreal forest and discover how animals survive. Journey from Canada’s Arctic to the boreal forest and discover how polar bears, coastal wolves, lynx and ...

The research was part of the Northwest Boreal Forest Lynx Project, a collaboration between UAF, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service. RELATED TOPICS.

FILE - A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest after being released near Creede, Colo., April 19, 2005. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) AP ...