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**Lynx**
 * Common name is Lynx, scientific name is Canadensis.
 * The l ynx is found above 4,000 feet in damp forests that have cold, snowy winters.
 * 75% of the Lynx diet is the snowshoe hair, birds, voles, deer, and caribou.http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/lynx.htm
 * When it is full grown it can reach anywhere from 20-25lbs.
 * It can withstand cold winters and it likes cooler weather.
 * The Lynx is at the top of the food chain in its environment.
 * The Female must wait 12 months after birth till it reaches full sexual maturity.
 * The Male must wait 24 months after birth till it reaches full sexual maturity.
 * Lynx have about 2-4 kittens in a litter.
 * A female Lynx will only have one mate in a season.
 * They remain active year round.
 * It lives a mostly independent life besides when its mating and while it has kittens.
 * Over-trapping in the 1980's has caused the Lynx populations to decline.
 * Threatened species are species that are likely to become endangered in the future.
 * There are around 700-1200 Lynx left in the Untied States. http://www.bigcatrescue.org/cats/wild/canadian_lynx.htm
 * NRCS biologist are planning forest management activities in Canada lynx habitat. http://www.mt.nrcs.usda.gov/news/factsheets/lynx.html