A female Iberian lynx named Aura died at the age of 20 years and six months at the El Asebuje nursery in Spain. The record of the cat’s death was made two weeks ago.
When she was caught in April 2002, at just one month old, Aura was one of 100 Iberian lynxes on the planet. Aura left 900 descendants, completing five generations of the Iberian lynx.
In newspaper statements Country, Antonio Rivas, coordinator of the center, explains that Aura “He was a magnificent beast, with a peculiar and capricious character, he did what he wanted, when he wanted. She was very easy to work with.”
The lynx was taken from the wild at the age of about three weeks and weighing less than a kilogram. In 2018, when she stopped breeding, Aura was put on display and became a species ambassador for visitors and students to see her behavior.
Iberian lynxes typically live around 15 years in the wild and rarely reach the age of 20 in captivity.
The species has gone from “critically endangered” when there were fewer than 100 individuals in 2002 to now being classified as “critically endangered”. “This is one step away from becoming a vulnerable species,” Rivas explained. Country🇧🇷
The Guardians of El Asebuhe put Aura to sleep to avoid her suffering. After her death, she was transferred to the Center for Analysis and Diagnostics of Wild Fauna in Malaga.
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