Lynx
Bobcat Traps Are Also Dangerous for Lynx
Although it is illegal to harm or kill lynx, they may be mistaken for a bobcat and may be caught, injured or killed in bobcat traps.
We only have an estimated 150-250 individuals existing in our state. Lynx had been wiped out due to trapping for their fur, poisoning and decreased habitat, but were reintroduced in the 1990’s by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Lynx are attracted to bait set for bobcats, and have been harmed, injured or killed when accidentally caught in traps indiscriminately set for other species. State and federal agencies have documented numerous captures and deaths of lynx in traps set for other wildlife.
CPW data shows a Colorado lynx traveled to Canada and was killed in a trapping line neck snare. Another lynx was shot and killed by a person who thought it was a bobcat. Between 1998-2008, at least 15 lynx were inadvertently caught in Montana traplines set for other species.
Lynx Videos
These videos are extremely disturbing and difficult to watch but it is important to understand the suffering that these wild animals endure.
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by the Numbers
150 to 250
Lynx have been accidentally trapped in Idaho and Minnesota. CPW data shows a Colorado lynx traveled to Canada and was killed in a trapping line neck snare. There was another lynx who was shot and killed by a person who thought it was a bobcat. Between 1998-2008, at least 15 lynx were inadvertently caught in Montana traplines set for other species.
Read about how Lynx mortalities are related to being shot and trapped.
