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Recovery of the historical distribution for Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) in Spain and Portugal. (LIFE10NAT/ES/570)

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Rabbits in the Valley Matachel (Badajoz)

2016-02-02

 

 

In Extremadura, in the area of reintroduction of Valley Matachel (Badajoz), it is still actively working on improvements of habitat for rabbits.

In some places it is being installed heap of pipe as we can see in the image to promote rabbit populations.

One of the most important causes that led the Iberian lynx to the brink of extinction was the decline of its main prey, the wild rabbit, affected by the introduction of two viral diseases: myxomatosis in the 50s and viral disease rabbit haemorrhagic in the 80s, which caused a sharp drop of more than 80% of their populations.

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