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.

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 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 ...

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 ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. wildlife officials finalized a recovery plan for imperiled populations of Canada lynx on Wednesday and proposed new habitat protections in the southern Rocky Mountains for ...

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.

However, the boreal forests where both lynx and snowshoe hares live are increasingly threatened by disturbances such as wildfires, droughts and forest beetle infestations.

These mid-sized boreal forest carnivores are similar to bobcats in size and appearance and can weigh up to 30 pounds, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) roams across a vast range that stretches from the dense boreal forests of Western Europe to the rugged mountains of Central Asia. The largest of all the lynx species, it ...

FILE - A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest after being released near Creede, Colo., April 19, 2005. Author: Matthew Brown (Associated Press) Published: 2:20 PM PST November 27 ...

FILE - A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest after being released near Creede, Colo., April 19, 2005. Author: Matthew Brown (Associated Press) Published: 3:20 PM MST November 27 ...