Lora del Río, Spain – The Nature Protection Service (Seprona) of the Civil Guard in Lora del Río rescued an injured young Iberian lynx and transferred it to the Iberian Lynx Breeding Center in Santa Elena, Jaén.

Authorities were alerted by the regional coordinator of the Lynx Project in Andalusia after spotting the lynx near the A-455 highway within Lora del Río, Seville.

The rescue took over two hours due to steep terrain, thick vegetation, and poor visibility. The lynx was finally located “crouching and trapped among undergrowth” and was safely evacuated for study and care.

The Civil Guard confirmed the animal was a young Iberian lynx, likely born in the wild less than a year ago.

This operation demonstrates the collaboration between the Civil Guard in Seville and the Regional Ministry of the Environment as part of the Iberian Lynx Recovery Plan, which has helped reclassify the species from endangered to vulnerable.

Currently, at least 2,400 Iberian lynxes live on the Iberian Peninsula, including 840 in Andalusia, of which 500 are breeding females.

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