Lynx
Lynx lynxThe lynx is the only feline native to Sweden and the Nordic lands. With its short tail and tufted ears, it prowls our forests. The species has made a gradual comeback in Sweden.
Length: 80 - 130 cm Withers height: 70 cm
Lynxes are nocturnal and have excellent eyesight and hearing. Like other cats, they stalk their prey before rushing it and biting its throat to suffocate it. In the north of Sweden the lynx’s main diet is reindeer, while further south the most common prey is deer. Lynxes will also eat hares, beavers and small elk.
They live in large territories in different types of forest where they can find enough prey, and where the area is undisturbed.
In the past, the lynx was hunted for its beautiful fur. In the early 1900s, the government even offered bounties for every animal killed. The population became so rare that the lynx was granted protected status in 1928. As the numbers recovered, hunting resumed. Between 1986 and 1995, the lynx was once again protected. Today, both protective culling and licensed hunting are permitted, primarily as a means to regulate the size of predator populations.
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