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__Canada Lynx__ Canada lynx: [|Picture Source]
 * The **S****cientific Name** of the Canada Lynx is //Lynx canadensis.//
 * The **Natural Habit****at** of the Canada Lynx is deep in the forest near rocky areas, bogs, and swamps.
 * **Biotic Factors:**
 * Trees
 * Grass
 * Dirt
 * Bushes
 * Prey
 * **Abiotic Factors:**
 * Temperature
 * Snow
 * Clouds
 * Water
 * **Niche**
 * **Diet:** The lynx eats rabbits, birds, and some larger animals such as deer.
 * **Size:** The lynx is about three feet long and between 15 and 30 pounds.
 * **Housing Requirements:** The lynx lives mostly alone except for the company of the mate and the offspring.
 * **Relationship with Others:** The lynx prey upon many small creatures and humans are its only predator.
 * **Food Chain:** The Lynx are toward the top of the food chain in the Predator level.
 * **Age When Reproduction Begins:** Sexual Maturity is at about 23 months but females will breed at as young as 10 months.
 * **Number of Offspring:** a litter of 1-8 kittens.
 * **Why is the Canada Lynx Endangered/Threatened?** The lynx is an endangered species in the state of New Hampshire due to roads, trails, human population increase, farms, accidental or intentional shooting, and the demand for timber.
 * **Current Population?** The population of the Lynx is found in northern New Hampshire and further north in areas like Quebec.
 * **What is being done to Save the Species?** In 2000, the state of New Hampshire developed a Lynx conservation agreement. It spreads awareness and gives the forests to the Lynx population.
 * **How will the Future Ecosystem be Affected if the Species goes Extinct?** The Canada Lynx an endangered species of hare. If the Lynx went extinct then the hare would no longer be extinct and probably over-populating the area. Soon there would not be enough vegetation for all the animals living in the area and other herbivores would not have enough food and would soon cause those species to go extinct.

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