From ear tufts to tail tips, discover the key physical features that help you tell bobcats and lynx apart in fleeting ...

Lynx are uniquely adapted to hunt snowshoe hare in deep snow. Similarly, they have exceptionally large hind paws that act as snowshoes.

State wildlife officials concede that they don’t fully understand the local dynamics of lynx and snowshoe hares, but they remain confident that the reintroduced population of cats is viable. “We’ve ...

Zalenak said you'll find lynx where their next meal is, with snowshoe hares being a main staple. "Highly nomadic," Zelenak said.

Bobcats and lynx are about the same size, but lynx can be distinguished by their larger, snowshoe-like paws, distinctively bushy tufts on each ear, and thicker coat of fur. Both cats are grayish-tan ...

Researchers believe the apparent lack of reproduction by the elusive cats over the past two years could be related to a decline in the state’s population of snowshoe hares ” the lynx’s main prey.

The lynx have big, fuzzy paws that keep them up on top of the snow, which allows them to easily chase snowshoe hare, a main source of food for cats, Piccinini said.

NORTH OF COLDFOOT — The lynx looks out from inside a chicken-wire cage. Despite its loss of freedom and the nearby squeaking of boots on cold snow, the wild cat looks calm, as if it might be ...

But, he says hare numbers are increasing right now. "Typically lynx, when they follow the 9-to-11 snowshoe hare cycle you get increased recruitment rates," Saalfeld said.

Now, the agency must temper that desire to maximize timber yield with the need to make sure there is adequate cover for lynx and enough food for snowshoe hares, the cats’ main prey.

In two of the dens, both the adult cats were born in Colorado, rather than being lynx that were transplanted from Canada and Alaska. The kittens born this year are third-generation Colorado lynx, ...