CANADA LYNX

Canada lynx populations are tied closely to that of their main food source - the snowshoe hare. The lynx’s large, snowshoe-like paws (roughly 10 cm x 10cm) help them stay on stop of the snow in the winter.

(Lynx canadensis)

These videos were taken as a part of our rare carnivore monitoring project with the Southwest Crown Collaborative. Bait stations are used to collect hair DNA samples of Canada lynx and wolverines
to help us better understand our local populations.