Canada Lynx

Canadian Lynx are a beautiful wild cat of the boreal forest in Canada. The lynx resembles a very large domestic cat. It has a short tail, long legs, large feet, and prominent ear tufts. Its large feet, which are covered during winter by a dense growth of coarse hair, help the lynx to travel over snow. The lynx, like the snowshoe hare, is primary prey, can spread its toes in soft snow, expanding its "snowshoes" still farther. This species cycles with snowshoe hare abundance. When hares are plenti

It's National Wildlife Week, the purrfect excuse for a cat video—and this footage from a remote cam is pawsitively awesome. Animal: Canada lynx Where: Eastern North Cascades When: Late June, early summer Why is this cool to see: Lynx often hunt between dusk and dawn, when snowshoe hares—their favorite prey—are most active, too. Lynx don’t live in trees, but they sure know how to climb them... We’re always excited when a Canada lynx visits one of our remote cameras! Lynx are very rare in Washingt