Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx

Animals in our sanctuary

Jim

Date of birth

01-05-2010

Date taken in

08-11-2011

Jim and Monte are from a German zoo closed because of bankruptcy.

Azura

Date of birth

01-01-2011

Date taken in

07-12-2021

Azura was seized together with four other lynxes by the authorities from a man in Lithuania.

A seizure only happens in case of serious animal abuse (neglect, too small enclosure, illegal keeping of an animal, no official papers, ...).

Ezra

Date of birth

01-01-2014

Date taken in

07-12-2021

Ezra was seized together with four other lynxes by the authorities from a man in Lithuania.

A seizure only happens in case of serious animal abuse (neglect, too small enclosure, illegal keeping of an animal, no official papers, ...).

Ozark

Date of birth

01-01-2018

Date taken in

07-12-2021

Ozark was seized together with four other lynxes by the authorities from a man in Lithuania.

A seizure only happens in case of serious animal abuse (neglect, too small enclosure, illegal keeping of an animal, no official papers, ...).

Zyra

Date of birth

01-01-2014

Date taken in

07-12-2021

Zyra was seized together with four other lynxes by the authorities from a man in Lithuania.

A seizure only happens in case of serious animal abuse (neglect, too small enclosure, illegal keeping of an animal, no official papers, ...).

Korra

Date of birth

01-01-2018

Date taken in

07-12-2021

Korra was seized together with four other lynxes by the authorities from a man in Lithuania.

A seizure only happens in case of serious animal abuse (neglect, too small enclosure, illegal keeping of an animal, no official papers, ...).

Where does he feel most at home?

The Eurasian lynx likes to live in bushy pine forests or mixed forests, with lots of trees and dense undergrowth. He also appears in steep rocky mountains up to 1000 metres high.

What's his favourite food?

They are hunters and love small mammals, birds, fish or insects. They will hunt by creating an ambush; they will lie behind a fallen tree or rock, waiting for a prey to come along and then jump up. If they can’t catch the prey within a few meters, they’ll let it go.

Fact

This solitary animal is Europe’s largest feline. He used to be very common in Europe, but because of (illegal) hunting has become extinct in most countries of Central and Western Europe. Good news though: around 1970 lynxes were released in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and former Yugoslavia, where the species is beginning to recover. Since 2004 the wild lynx has been seen in Belgium again.