The rare appearance of the endangered Canada lynx for the first time in Vermont since 2018 has been witnessed. Gary Shattuck, a local resident, recorded a video of this elusive male lynx walking down one of Rutland County’s roads.
According to Brehan Furfey, a wildlife biologist with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, ‘Canada lynx face endangerment in Vermont and receive national classification as threatened.’ He stated that any confirmed lynx sightings within the state have great significance. “This recent observation excites me particularly because it was seen in Rutland County which is notably farther south from most other areas where confirm lynx locations have exist before”, he said.
Since 2016 there are report 160 lynx sightings. Even so, department has only confirmed seven claims among them. Thus, many people have been making false alarms due to similarity between lynxes and bobcats very common around here.
Both cats have short tails with black tips and tufts of black fur on their ears as characteristics features They are however different in that lynxes’ legs are longer and feet bigger, much stronger than those belonging to bobs cats.
Also bob cat’s ear tufts are longer but its tail has solid black tips while underneath ralthy tip is white, so on the other hand.
Upload photo or video of any possible lynx sightings and send them to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. This will enable biologists to track and monitor populations of Canada lynx while ensuring no sightings are miss.
Last Saturday around 6:30 PM, Shattuck aged 73 while driving near his house saw a lynx. The old man saw the lynx walking in the same direction as his car. He remarked that the animal looked under nourished and did not startle when he stopped beside it.
Wildlife experts suspect that this solitary male was probably searching for new territory across the area. Vermont acts as the southernmost limit for Canada lynx habitat range.
People regard this area as an ideal habitat for lynx due to its heavy vegetation cover and suitable climate. It offers the best environment in Vermont for finding these elusive cats.
As observers have pointed out such relaxed behavior around passing vehicles may be typical of dispersers considering that this lynx seemed fairly lean (Furfey).
Hares were probably scarce in this lynx’s focus when looking for food. In addition, it traversed through southern Vermont avoiding competition from bobcats and fishers.
Male lynxes typically measure around 33.5 inches in length and have a weight range of 26 to 30 pounds. In contrast, female lynxes are slightly smaller, averaging about 32 inches in length and weighing between 17 and 20 pounds.
Lynx expertly adapt to hunt snowshoe hares, and both species flourish in young forest environments with snowy landscapes. You can find these wildcats throughout most of Canada and Alaska.
You can find populations in New Hampshire, Maine, northeastern Minnesota, northwestern Montana, northern Idaho, western Colorado, and north-central Washington
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