Lynx canadensis Male Skull measures 5.1 inches. Lynx canadensis Male Skull is museum quality polyurethane cast. Species Canadian Lynx
In eastern Canada the Lynx canadensis is threatened by competition with the eastern coyote, whose numbers in the region have risen in the last few decades.
Habitat loss is the main threat in the contiguous United States, while trapping is a relatively insignificant cause of mortality Hybridization between Lynx canadensis and bobcats has been reported in the southern periphery of the range.
Hybridization between closely related species might significantly delimit the geographic range of the species, especially if they are endangered as reproductive success in females would be reduced by the birth of sterile offspring.
Fertile hybrids can compete and breed further with the parent species, potentially reducing the numbers of the parent species. Lynx canadensis-bobcat hybrids have shown signs of reproductive success and do not appear to pose any big threat to the parent species.
The Lynx canadensis is abundant over its broad range and has not been significantly threatened by legal trade for centuries.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) classifies the Lynx canadensis as Least Concern.
Populations are relatively lower in the southern half of the range and are protected from the fur trade. The Lynx canadensis is listed as Endangered in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
On March 24, 2000, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued its Final Rule, which designated Lynx canadensis a Threatened Species in 14 contiguous states.
In 2005, the USFWS demarcated six major areas for revival where lynx reproduction had been reported in the past two decades: Northern Maine and New Hampshire, Northeastern Minnesota, Northwestern Montana and Northeastern Idaho, the Kettle River Range and the “Wedge area” between the Kettle and Columbia rivers of Washington, the Northern Cascade Range of Washington, and the Greater Yellowstone area of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.
