Canada Lynx Added to Washington State Threatened List

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Canada Lynx Added to Washington State Threatened List

CAT NEWS
Issue 20, Spring 1994

The Canada lynx Lynx canadensis has been added to the list of threatened species in the north-western US state of Washington.

A news release on 1 October 1993 by the Department of Wildlife said it was estimated that 150 lynx remained in the state.

"The listing (of lynx) is evidence that wildlife habitat in even the most remote and pristine areas of the state can he heavily impacted by human activities," the release said, quoting Assistant Director, Dave Brittell, as stating that lynx lived on the fingers of forest habitats along mountain ridges – areas which had come under increasing demand for logging and recreation. He added that the lynx would be lost if too much cover was taken too quickly.

The listing of the lynx, among other species, as Threatened means that the Department of Wildlife will prepare a recovery plan.

"As more species edge toward extirpation and extinction, we feel projects that reflect entire ecosystems, such as Integrated Landscape Management, represent the most rational method we can devise to try to turn this situation around," Brittell said.

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