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Three more Iberian Lynx kittens born in captivity
By m.p. - Mar 24, 2008 - 6:03 PM
ALSO SEE : • Phantom pregnancy for Iberian Lynx in Jerez Zoo - Apr 24, 2008 - 7:42 AM
• Six new Lynx births in Doñana - Apr 16, 2008 - 3:12 PM

EFE Archive photo of Iberian lynx kittens with their mother.
EFE Archive photo of Iberian lynx kittens with their mother.
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One two of the young survived the weekend
Saliega, who was the first Iberian Lynx to give birth in captivity three years ago, gave birth to three more kittens this weekend, who were born in the El Acebuche captive breeding centre in the Doñana Nature Park in Huelva. They were born at 64 days gestation on Saturday, but one of the young was rejected by the mother, and was reported by the Junta de Andalucía’s environment department on Monday to have died.

There were two more births last week, to Brisa, the first lynx born in captivity to become pregnant. One was born dead and the surviving kitten was ignored by the mother and is now in a critical condition. It is said to be suffering hypothermia and breathing problems and is being cared for by staff at the centre.

Another seven lynx have copulated this season as part of the recovery programme for the threatened species at the Olivilla centre in Jaén, at Jerez Zoo and in El Acebuche itself. Three new captive breeding centres are currently under construction in Córdoba, Extremadura, and in Silves, on the Portuguese Algarve.


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ALSO SEE :
• Phantom pregnancy for Iberian Lynx in Jerez Zoo - Apr 24, 2008 - 7:42 AM
• Six new Lynx births in Doñana - Apr 16, 2008 - 3:12 PM
• Three Iberian Lynx kittens die in Doñana - Apr 9, 2008 - 7:53 AM
• Ecologists want greater protection for the Iberian Lynx - Apr 4, 2008 - 7:36 AM
• Brisa, Spanish Lynx born in captivity, gives birth to two kittens - Mar 23, 2008 - 8:22 AM
• Iberian Pact for the Lynx signed in Seville - Nov 5, 2007 - 7:51 PM
• The Iberian Lynx - Jul 27, 2007 - 7:41 PM
• Spain shelves new motorway route as threatening the endangered Iberian Lynx - May 31, 2007 - 10:01 PM
• Doñana Iberian Lynx to be vaccinated - May 9, 2007 - 8:10 AM
• Two more Iberian Lynx have been born in captivity in Doñana - Apr 10, 2007 - 6:20 PM

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