TheCanada lynx (Lynx canadensis) orCanadian lynx is one of the four living species in thegenusLynx. It is a medium-sizedwild cat characterized by long, dense fur, triangular ears with black tufts at the tips, and broad,snowshoe-like paws. Its hindlimbs are longer than the forelimbs, so its back slopes downward to the front. The Canada lynx stands 48–56 cm (19–22 in) tall at the shoulder and weighs between 5 and 17 kg (11 and 37 lb). It is a good swimmer and an agile climber.
The Canada lynx was firstdescribed byRobert Kerr in 1792. Threesubspecies have been proposed, but theirvalidity is doubted; it is mostly considered amonotypic species. It ranges across Alaska,Canada and northern areas of thecontiguous United States, where it predominantly inhabits denseboreal forests.It is aspecialist predator and depends heavily on thesnowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) for food. This leads to aprey-predator cycle, as the Canada lynx population responds to the cyclic rises and falls in snowshoe hare populations over the years in Alaska and central Canada. The Canada lynx population increases with an increasing hare population; if the hare population decreases in a given area, it moves to areas with more hares and has feweroffspring. The Canada lynx hunts mainly around twilight, or at night, when the snowshoe hare tends to be active. The Canada lynx waits for the hare on specific trails or in "ambush beds", then pounces on it and kills it by a bite on its head, throat or the nape of its neck. Individuals, particularly of the same sex, tend to avoid each other, forming "intrasexual"territories. The mating season is roughly a month long from March to early April. After agestation of two to three months, females give birth to a litter of one to eight kittens, which areweaned at the age of 12 weeks.
Given its abundance throughout the range and lack of severe threats, the Canada lynx has been listed asLeast Concern on theIUCN Red List. It is regularly trapped for the internationalfur trade in most of Alaska and Canada but is protected in the southern half of its range due to threats such ashabitat loss.
Lynx canadensis mollipilosus was proposed byWitmer Stone in 1900 who described a skull and a dark brown skin of a male lynx killed nearWainwright, Alaska.[5]
The placement of the Canada lynx in thegenusLynx was supported byGerrit Miller in 1912.[6] Until as late as the early 2000s, scientists were divided over whetherLynx should be considered asubgenus ofFelis, or asubfamily itself; some even doubted if the Canada lynx should be considered a species on its own.[2][7][8] It was recognized byWallace Christopher Wozencraft in 2005 as avalidLynx species along with thebobcat (L. rufus), theEurasian lynx (L. lynx) and theIberian lynx (L. pardinus).[9]Wozencraft recognized threesubspecies of the Canada lynx:[9]
L. c. canadensis in Canadian mainland
L. c. subsolanus in Newfoundland
L. c. mollipilosus in Alaska
The validity of the subspecific status of the Newfoundland lynx was questioned in 1975, as results of a study of coat colour,cranial measurements and weights of Canada lynx specimens showed that the standard measurements are not significantly distinct, apart from a few variations like the Newfoundland lynx's darker coat.[10]
In 2017, the Cat Specialist Group considered the Canada lynx amonotypic species, since it shows little morphological or genetic differences.[11]
Fossils of theIssoire lynx (L. issiodorensis), which is thought to be the ancestor of the four modernLynx species
According to a 2006phylogenetic study, the ancestor of five extant felid lineages—Lynx,Leopardus,Puma,Felis andPrionailurus plusOtocolobus—arrived in North America after crossing theBering Strait8.5 to 8 million years ago (mya).Lynx diverged from thePuma,Felis andPrionailurus plusOtocolobus lineages around 2.53–4.74mya.[14] TheIssoire lynx (L. issiodorensis), believed to be the ancestor of the four modernLynx species, probably originated in Africa 4mya and occurred in Europe and northern Asia until it fell to extinction around 1mya.[15][16] The populations of the Eurasian lynx that reached North America 2.6mya are believed to have initially settled in the southern half of the continent, as the northern part was covered by glaciers. The southern populations gradually evolved into the modern bobcat. Later, when the continent was invaded by the Eurasian lynx for a second time within the last 200,000 years, the populations that settled in the northern part of the continent, now devoid of glaciers, evolved into the Canada lynx.[8][17] In his 1981 paper, Swedish paleontologistLars Werdelin noted that the Canada lynx does not appear to have changed much since its first appearance.[18] Canada lynx fossils excavated in North America date back to theSangamonian and theWisconsin Glacial Episode.[2] The 2006 study gave the phylogenetic relationships of the Canada lynx as follows:[14][19]
The Canada lynx has long hair on the lower cheek and ear tufts, characteristic of allLynx species
Its hindlimbs are longer than its forelimbs, causing it to slope downward toward the front
Tracks in snow
The Canada lynx is a lean, medium-sized cat characterized by its long, dense fur, triangular ears with black tufts at the tips, and broad,snowshoe-like paws. Like the bobcat, the hindlimbs are longer than the forelimbs, so the back slopes downward to the front. The Canada lynx issexually dimorphic, with males larger and heavier than females. The lynx is between 73 and 107 cm (29 and 42 in) in total length and stands 48–56 cm (19–22 in) tall at the shoulder; females range in weight from 5–12 kg (11–26 lb) and males from 6–17 kg (13–37 lb), though an exceptional male in Pennsylvania weighed 20 kg (44 lb).[20][15] Physical proportions do not vary significantly across the range and are probablynaturally selected to allow for survival on smaller prey.[21] The stubby tail is 5–13 cm (2.0–5.1 in) long and has a completely black tip.[15][22] Skeletal muscles make up 56.5 % of the Canada lynx's body weight.[23][24]
The long, thick fur, uniformly coloured with little to no markings except on the underside, insulates the lynx in its frosty habitat. The fur is typically yellowish brown, though in Newfoundland it can vary from brown or buff-grey in spring and summer to a greyish shade with a grizzled appearance in winter; the underparts are white and may have a few dark spots.[15][25] An individual from Alaska was reported to have bluish-grey fur.[26] The fur is generally shorter in summer than in winter.[27] The backs of the ears are brown with a silvery-grey spot at the centre.[2] Black tufts around 4 cm (1.6 in) in length emerge from the tips of the ears, which are lined with black fur.[22] In winter, the hair on the lower cheek becomes longer, giving the impression of a ruffle covering the throat. There are four nipples.[15][25]
The claws are sharp and fully retractile.[2] The large, broad paws are covered in long, thick fur and can spread as wide as 10 cm (3.9 in) to move quickly and easily on soft snow.[8] Its paws can support almost twice as much weight as a bobcat's before sinking.[7][28] Both species walk with the back foot typically following the front foot and often do not follow a straight line. The lynx's stride is 300–460 mm (12–18 in), while the bobcat's varies between 130 and 410 mm (5 and 16 in). Canada lynx tracks are generally larger than those of the bobcat; thicker fur may make the toe pads appear less prominent in the snow. In dirt the tracks of the lynx are 76–95 mm (3–3.75 in) long and 89–114 mm (3.5–4.5 in) wide, whereas in snow they are bigger (110 mm (4.5 in) long and 130 mm (5 in) wide).[29][30] The warm coat, wide paws and long legs serve as adaptations for the lynx to navigate and hunt efficiently in snow.[7]
The Canada lynx has 28 teeth.[31] Thedental formula is3.1.2.13.1.2.1. Thedeciduous dentition is3.1.23.1.2, as the young do not havemolars.[2] The four longcanines are used for puncturing and gripping. The lynx can feel where it is biting the prey with its canines because they are heavily laced with nerves. It also has fourcarnassial teeth that cut the meat into small pieces. To use its carnassials, the lynx must chew the meat with its head to its side. There are large spaces between the four canines and the rest of the teeth, and the second upperpremolars are absent, to ensure the bite goes as deeply as possible into the prey.[32]
The Canada lynx can be told apart from the bobcat by its longer ear tufts, broader paws, shorter tail with a fully black tip, longer legs and the fewer markings and greyer shade of the coat.[8][29][33] The bobcat is generally smaller than the Canada lynx, but in areas where they aresympatric the bobcat tends to be larger and may still be confused with the Canada lynx.[22]
The Canada lynx occurs predominantly in the denseboreal forest of Canada, and its range strongly coincides with that of the snowshoe hare. In the past, the lynx occurred in the northern United States in 24 states, possibly southward to theRocky Mountains in New Mexico and northward to thetree line in the Arctic through coniferous forests in Alaska and Canada. The lynx continues to occur in its former range in most of Alaska and Canada. In the United States, the Canada lynx occurs in theBlue Mountains and theCascade Range in thePacific Northwest, the Rocky Mountains, the northernGreat Lakes region (in Minnesota and Michigan'sUpper Peninsula) and northernNew England (in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont). The lynx was successfully reintroduced in Colorado starting in 1999, after being extirpated from the state in the 1970s.[34][35] Canada lynxes generally avoid open areas despite good prey availability; they face difficulty surviving in heavily logged areas and on agricultural land, though they can thrive well in deforested areas that have been left to regenerate at least fifteen years. Canada lynxes have been recorded up to an elevation of 4,310 m (14,140 ft).[1][15][22] It is considered extirpated in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Nevada, Indiana, and Ohio.[36]In February 2022, a picture of a large male Canada lynx was taken by a hunter in the southernGros Ventre Range of Wyoming after his hounds treed the cat, making it the first confirmed sighting in the state since 2012.[37]
The Canada lynx tends to benocturnal like its primary prey, the snowshoe hare. Nevertheless, activity may be observed during daytime.[15] The lynx can cover 8–9 km (5.0–5.6 mi) daily, moving at 0.75–1.46 km/h (0.47–0.91 mph), to procure prey.[38][39][40] These lynxes are good swimmers; one account records a Canada lynx swimming 3.2 km (2 mi) across theYukon River.[25][41] Canada lynxes are efficient climbers, and will dodge predators by climbing high up in trees, but they hunt only on the ground.[22] These lynxes are primarily solitary, with minimal social interaction except for the bond between mothers and female offspring, and the temporary association between individuals of opposite sexes during the mating season.[28][42] Individuals of the same sex particularly tend to avoid each other, forming "intrasexual" territories—a social structure similar to that of bears, bobcats, cougars andmustelids. Intraspecific aggression and consequent cannibalism are rare, but may be more common when food is scarce.[43]
Canada lynxes are typically solitary with minimal social bonds.
Canada lynxes establishhome ranges that vary widely in size, depending upon the method of measurement. The two common methods are examining the tracks of the lynx in snow (snow-tracking) andradio telemetry; snow-tracking generally gives smaller sizes for home ranges. Studies based on snow-tracking have estimated home range sizes of 11.1–49.5 km2 (4.3–19.1 sq mi), while those based on radio telemetry have given the area between 8 and 783 km2 (3.1 and 302.3 sq mi).[7] Like other cats, Canada lynxesscent-mark their ranges by spraying urine and depositing feces on snow or tree stumps and other prominent sites in and around their range.[15]
Factors such as the availability of prey (primarily snowshoe hare), the density of the lynxes and the topography of the habitat determine the shape and size of the home range.[7] Studies have tried to correlate the abundance of snowshoe hares in an area with the sizes of lynxes' home ranges in that area. A 1985 study showed that the mean size of home ranges trebled—from 13.2 to 39.2 km2 (5.1 to 15.1 sq mi)—when the density of hares fell from 14.7 to 1/ha (5.95 to 0.40/acre).[44] However, a few other studies have reported different responses from Canada lynxes at times of prey scarcity; some lynxes do not show any changes in their ranges, while others may resort to hunting in small areas, occupying small home ranges.[7] Canada lynxes generally do not leave their home ranges frequently, though limited prey availability can force them to disperse or expand their ranges.[45][46]
Males tend to occupy larger ranges than do females; for instance, data from a 1980 radio telemetric analysis in Minnesota showed that males' home ranges spread over 145–243 km2 (56–94 sq mi), while those of females covered 51–122 km2 (20–47 sq mi).[47] In a study in the southernNorthwest Territories, ranges of individuals of opposite sexes were found to overlap extensively, while the ranges of individuals of the same sex hardly coincided. The study suggested that individuals do not show any significant tendency to avoid or mingle with one another, and thus only passively defend their ranges.[45] Female home ranges contract in size when the females have offspring to take care of and expand to their original size at the time of weaning.[43]
Canada lynxes at the periphery of a population, given their smaller numbers and susceptibility to separation from the central population by natural barriers (such as rivers), might face more difficulty in breeding with lynxes towards the centre of the population and hence show lowergenetic variability.[48][49] However, Canada lynxes are known to disperse over large distances, often thousands of kilometres, which might increase genetic variability in widely separated populations.[50] They typically move within areas where prey availability and the features of the snow (such as the hardness and the extent to which their paws sink into the snow) are more or less similar; individuals may disperse over smaller areas in areas of soft snow.[51]
Thesnowshoe hare is the primary prey of the Canada lynx.
The Canada lynx preys primarily on the snowshoe hare. These hares comprise 35–97% of their diet; the proportion varies by the season and the abundance of hares.[22] However, at times when the hare's numbers drop, Canada lynxes will include other animals in their diet—such as ducks,grouse,moles,ptarmigan,American red squirrels,voles and youngungulates (Dall's sheep,mule deer andboreal woodland caribou)—though snowshoe hares continue to be the primary component. The Canada lynx tends to be less selective in summer and autumn, adding small mammals to their diet besides the hare. The reason behind this is unclear—it could be due to a greater abundance of alternate prey, or reduced success in hunting hares.[43] A study in Alaska found that lynxes played a role in the decrease in populations ofred fox, caribou and Dall's sheep when hares were very low in number.[52] They have also been reported feeding occasionally onsucculents,sedges and grasses.[30] Canada lynxes ingest 0.6–1.2 kg (1.3–2.6 lb) of food daily.[15][22]
Canada lynxes hunt around twilight or at night, the time when snowshoe hares tend to be active.[22] They rely on their vision and sense of hearing to locate prey.[25] The lynx will roam or wait (in what researchers often term "ambush beds") on certain trails that snowshoe hares frequent, pounce on a hare and kill it by a bite on its head, throat or the nape of its neck.[43] Sometimes a chase of up to several bounds may be necessary to trap the prey. The lynx is assisted by itsstereoscopic vision in detecting prey and measuring distances. Staying in cover while hunting helps the lynx conserve energy in its frigid habitat by avoiding unnecessary movement.[30] Young ungulates are given a throat bite to suffocate them to death. The lynx may eat its kill immediately orcache it in snow or leaves to eat it over the next few days.[15][22][43] Studies suggest success in hunting hares depends heavily on the distance between the lynx and the hare when the lynx begins chasing it and their relative speeds, which in turn depends on the hunting prowess of the lynx, the alertness of the hare and the vegetation cover among other factors.[15] Canada lynxes will occasionally hunt together, though studies differ on how this affects the success rate compared to hunting solo.[43] These lynxes may hunt in groups when hares are scarce.[53]Scavenging is common; they will take ungulates killed by the cold or vehicles.[22]
A Canada lynx stalking its prey
Apart from Canada lynxes, coyotes are also major predators of the snowshoe hare. A study showed that, compared to Canada lynxes, coyotes' feet sink deeper in the snow due to their smaller size and hence a larger body mass to foot area ratio, prompting them to ambush their prey instead of chasing it as lynxes often do.[54] A study of those two animals in southwestYukon showed that when the hare population increased, both killed more than necessary for subsistence; lynxes need to kill 0.4 to 0.5 hare per day to meet their energy requirements but were observed to kill 1.2 hares per day during this period. Coyotes, with a success rate of 36.9%, emerged as more successful hunters than lynxes that succeeded in 28.7% of their hunts; however, this may have resulted from the greater number of adult coyotes in the studied population. Lynxes rarely cached their kills, unlike coyotes, and this may have led to incomplete consumption of some kills. When snowshoe hare numbers declined, both predators hunted for the same time period as they did when hares were abundant, but lynxes killed more hares than they had earlier. Moreover, lynxes supplemented their diet with American red squirrels.[40][53]
Numbers ofsnowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) (yellow background) and Canada lynx (black line, foreground) furs sold to theHudson's Bay Company from 1845 to 1935
Aspecialist predator, the Canada lynx depends heavily on snowshoe hares for food.[22] Snowshoe hare populations in Alaska and central Canada undergo cyclic rises and falls—at times the population densities can fall from as high as 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) to as low as 12/km2 (31/sq mi). Consequently, a period of hare scarcity occurs every eight to 11 years. An example of a prey-predator cycle, the cyclic variations in snowshoe hare populations significantly affect the numbers of their predators—lynxes andcoyotes—in the region. When the hare populations plummet, lynxes often move to areas with more hares, sometimes covering over 1,000 km (620 mi), and tend not to produce litters; as the hares' numbers increase, so does the lynx population.[55][56][57][58] In northern Canada, the abundance of lynxes can be estimated from records maintained by theHudson's Bay Company and theCanadian government since the 1730s.[59] Lynx populations have been found to vary periodically three- to seventeen-fold.[55] These cycles have been cited as an example of theLotka–Volterra predator–prey equations, caused by the interplay of three major factors—food, predation and social interaction.[60] A study involving statistical modelling of the interspecific relations of the snowshoe hare, the plant species it feeds on and its predators (including the Canada lynx) suggested that while the demographics of the lynx depend primarily on the hare, the hare's dynamics depend on both its diet and its predators, of which the Canada lynx is just one.[61] Environmental factors such as forest fires, precipitation and snowfall might also significantly affect this prey-predator cycle.[62]
The mating season is roughly a month long, from March to early April. Urine marking and mating calls are part ofdisplay behaviour and increase the interaction between individuals of opposite sexes. Females can beinduced ovulators when the availability of mates is low, or spontaneous ovulators when several mates are available. Females have only a singleestrus cycle; estrus lasts three to five days in captivity.[15] Individuals have been observed making long wailing vocalizations, probably as mating calls.[63] Before birth, the female prepares a maternal den, usually in very thick brush, and typically inside thickets of shrubs, trees or woody debris.[33][64]
After a gestation of two to three months, a litter of one to eight kittens is born.[15] Lynx reproductive cycles and litter sizes have been observed to vary with prey availability; litter size would typically contract in years of snowshoe hare decline (along with high infant mortality rates), and increase when hares were abundant.[65][66][67] Kittens weigh from 175 to 235 g (6.2 to 8.3 oz) at birth and initially have greyish buff fur with black markings. They are blind the first fourteen days andweaned at twelve weeks. Most births occur from May to July. Kittens leave the den after about five weeks and begin hunting at between seven and nine months of age. They leave the mother at around ten months, as the next breeding season begins, but they do not reach the full adult size until around two years of age. Female offspring typically settle in home ranges close to their mothers and remain in contact with them for life, while male offspring move far from their mother's range. Females reach sexual maturity at ten months but often delay breeding another year; males mature at age two or three. Canada lynxes have been reported to live sixteen years in the wild, though most do not survive ten; in captivity they may make it to twenty-seven.[15][22][68]
Fishers are known to hunt Canada lynxes occasionally in the northeastern United States; a study in northern Maine identified predation by fishers as the leading cause of Canada lynx mortality over twelve years, though it did not appear to affect population growth in the lynxes.[75][76]
Canada lynxes are trapped in specific seasons in most of Alaska and Canada; hunting seasons and quotas are set based on population data. Alberta typically leads in the production of pelts, accounting for nearly a third of Canada's total. Following a cyclic fall in populations during the mid to late 1980s, there was a sharp decline in the prices and harvest of Canada lynx furs—the average number of pelts exported from Canada and the United States fell from 35,669 in 1980–1984 to 7,360 between 1986 and 1989. Subsequently, the numbers have increased to 15,387 during 2000–2006. Average illegal trade in fur and live animals appears to be negligible on the national scale.[55][77] Even without regulation, the lynx-hare cycles and the distribution of the lynx have remained unaffected over the last century.[1]
A survey of the internationalwildlife trade between 1980 and 2004 recorded that among all lynxes, the Canada lynx accounted for thirty percent of legal items and had little part in illegal trade. While it was unclear which lynxes were preferred in North America, bobcat and Canada lynx furs appeared to be in greater demand than those of other lynxes in Asian and European markets.[78]
Illustration of a Canada lynx made around mid-18th century
In eastern Canada the lynx is threatened by competition with theeastern coyote, whose numbers in the region have risen in the last few decades. Habitat loss is the main threat in thecontiguous United States, while trapping is a relatively insignificant cause of mortality.[1] Hybridization between Canada lynxes 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; on the other hand, fertile hybrids can compete and breed further with the parent species, potentially reducing the numbers of the parent species. Canada lynx-bobcat hybrids have shown signs of reproductive success and do not appear to pose any significant threat to the parent species.[79][80] The Canada lynx is abundant over its broad range and has not been significantly threatened by legal trade for centuries. Therefore, theInternational Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) classifies the Canada lynx asLeast Concern.[1]
However, populations are relatively lower in the southern half of the range and are protected from the fur trade. The lynx is listed as Endangered in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.[1] On March 24, 2000, theUS Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued its Final Rule, which designated the Canada lynx a Threatened Species in 14 contiguous states.[81] 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, theKettle River Range and the "Wedge area" between theKettle andColumbia rivers of Washington, the northern Cascade Range of Washington, and theGreater Yellowstone area of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.[1] By 2010, after an 11-year effort, the lynx had been successfully reintroduced into Colorado. The initial introduction was in theSan Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado, but self-sustaining populations were established throughout the south-central Colorado Rockies as far north asSummit County.[82] A 2012 study showed numbers had improved in the northeastern United States; however, a 2008 study showed lynx populations were not doing well in Washington because ofhabitat fragmentation.[1][83] A 2017 study reported increasing numbers in many areas in the United States.[84] In January 2018, the USFWS declared that the Canada lynx no longer needed special protections in the United States following measures to preserve their populations, and their "Threatened" status may be revoked in the future.[85]
Various techniques have been employed to study Canada lynx populations; the data collected can provide useful information on the ecology and distribution of the species and pave the way for effective conservation measures. In scent stations, the lynx is typically lured into camera-monitored areas by skunk scent (sometimescatnip) and a "flasher" such as a bird wing on a string.[86] This technique, though systematic, might be too expensive to carry out in large areas. Other methods includeradio telemetry and snow tracking. Snow tracking might be a challenge in areas lacking roads, and sometimes bobcat tracks can be mistaken for those of the Canada lynx.[87][88] Hair-snaring involves collecting hairs shed by the lynx, especially when theyrub against objects (such as the snow); a study showed a mixture ofbeaver castoreum and catnip oil can strongly induce rubbing behaviour in lynxes. This method is generally inexpensive, and chances of misidentification are low as physical evidence like hairs can be genetically analysed.[88]
Between 1989 and 1992, a reintroduction attempt into New York State was made when 80 lynx were caught in from northwestern Canada and released into theAdirondacks by theState University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Some of the released lynx dispersed into the surrounding states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. After the attempt, Canada lynx were officially considered extirpated in New York State, but are still fully protected under state law.[89] Nineteen of the reintroduced lynx were killed in traffic accidents, eight were mistakenly shot by bobcat hunters, and the remaining died from unknown causes or predation.[90]
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