lynx reintroduction Speak up Should the lynx be reintroduced? Yes No The plan The Division of Wildlife will reintroduce a total of 50 to 55 animals in the South San Juan Mountains west of the San Luis Valley between February and early spring as the first phase of a three-year, $1.4 million project. The last confirmed lynx siting in Colorado was in 1973. Who's for it The Division of Wildlife and other environmental agencies, such as the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forestry Service, the County Natural Association, and Boulder County Audubon. They hope it will lead to the reintroduction of other species, such as the wolverine. Who's not Representatives of ranchers, livestock growers, outfitters and some sportsmen's groups. They're concerned with a lack of food supply for the lynx (generally snowshoe hares), grazing allotments and predator control. How's it going Biologists have set 41 lynx free. Seven have died. The sixth and seventh did not die of natural causes. The seventh was hit by a large truck or car on July 20. The sixth was shot June 19, and its death is under investigation. The fifth, a full-grown female, died of starvation less than six weeks after being set free. The fourth to die, a female kitten, was found dead near April 10 by wildlife officials. Starvation is the presumed cause of death. The third lynx, a fully grown female, has died of starvation, according to wildlife officials. Biologists from the Division of Wildlife on Feb. 3 released two female lynx. On Feb. 23, biologist from the Division of Wildlife released the a female lynx in the San Juan Mountains to join three other females and one male. Near Feb. 24, the 10-month-old male died of starvation, a fully-grown female died around March 3. The three remaining lynx began eating around March 8. More information On the Web Nat'l Park Service Division of Wildlife

After rocky start, lynx reintroduction program on track
CREEDE — Tracker Jake Powell didn't need biologists to tell him the first batch of Canada lynx released in Colorado's rugged San Juan Mountains was struggling.
--September 24, 2000

Feds list Canada lynx as threatened
Federal biologists announced Tuesday they are listing the Canada lynx as a threatened species, but activists say the decision doesn't do enough to protect the elusive forest cats.
--March 22, 2000

More lynx to be released soon
State biologists are poised to release 50 more Canada lynx into Colorado this spring in the second year of a controversial 3-year project that may cost as much as $1 million.
--March 17, 2000

Lawsuit filed to force ruling on lynx listing
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Twelve conservation groups filed a lawsuit Monday, seeking to force a federal decision on whether to protect lynx under the Endangered Species Act.
--March 14, 2000

Lynx decision postponed for second time
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is delaying, for the second time, a decision about whether to protect the Canada lynx under the Endangered Species Act. A local environmental group immediately announced plans to sue the agency.
--January 7, 2000

Hunter punished for shooting lynx
DENVER — A Louisiana elk hunter who shot and killed a lynx in southwestern Colorado will pay more than $18,000 for his crime and will never be allowed to hunt in Colorado again.
--December 19, 1999

Lynx program at crossroads
This winter will be a weighty one for lynx in Colorado.
--November 16, 1999

Winter to test lynx survival
VAIL — Skiers aren't the only group hoping for more snow this winter. The state's wildlife biologists want to see if lynx transplanted from Canada and Alaska can survive.
--November 15, 1999

Wyoming lynx being studied
JACKSON, Wyo. — Two lynx with kittens in the Wyoming Range south of Jackson may help determine whether Canada lynx are added to the Endangered Species List.
--September 19, 1999

Seventh lynx found dead
A Colorado state trooper discovered a dead Canada lynx on the shoulder of I-70, two miles west of Vail Pass on Monday morning. The cat had traveled about 150 miles from its late-May release site.
- July 20, 1999

Chronology of lynx deaths
Biologists have set 41 lynx free in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. Seven have died since February, including a female run over Monday on I-70 near Vail Pass.
- July 20, 1999

Reintroduced lynx shot, killed in southwestern part of state
Someone has shot and killed one of 41 lynx released in the state this year. Authorities have offered $1,000 for information about the killer.
- July 13, 1999

Coyote plan generates howls of contention
The Chatauqua forum looked at the reintroduction of endangered species and coyote control at a Wednesday meeting.
- June 17, 1999

Fifth lynx dead; protesters angry
A fifth Canadian lynx released into Colorado's San Juan mountains has died, less than six weeks after being set free.
- June 15, 1999

Female lynx is fourth to die of starvation
Of the 13 lynx released in the state Division of Wildlife's controversial reintroduction program in southwestern Colorado, four have starved to death, with the latest death confirmed Monday.
- April 13, 1999

Third released lynx dies, most likely of hunger
A fully grown female lynx set free in the San Juan mountains of southwestern Colorado last month died during the weekend, probably of starvation, the Colorado Division of Wildlife reported Monday.
- March 23, 1999

More lynx headed to Colorado
Two more Canada lynx should arrive today in Denver from Canada's Yukon Territories and will be trucked south to join several other cats in holding near Monte Vista.
- March 17, 1999

3 lynx now eating, wildlife officials say
Three lynx released by Colorado Division of Wildlife officials in southwestern Colorado last month are apparently eating.
- March 9, 1999

Protesters condemn starvation of lynx
About 35 people rallied on a downtown corner Saturday, urging the state Division of Wildlife to end a lynx reintroduction program that so far has resulted in two lynx deaths due to starvation.
- March 7, 1999

Panel objects to lynx designation
DENVER — Members of a House committee blasted the Colorado Division of Wildlife on Thursday for its approach to wildlife protection, threatening to rein in the "arrogant" and "irresponsible" organization with legislation.
- March 5, 1999

2nd lynx starves to death
A fully grown female lynx transported to southwestern Colorado from her home in Canada died of starvation during the weekend, the Colorado Division of Wildlife reported Wednesday.
- March 4, 1999

Relocated male lynx starves to death
A 10-month-old Canada lynx released earlier this month in Colorado's San Juan Mountains apparently has died of starvation.
- Feb. 25, 1999

Fourth female lynx released in Colorado
Colorado Division of Wildlife biologists set free another lynx in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado on Saturday. The adult female joins three other females and one male that have been roaming the eastern San Juan Mountains since their releases into the state earlier this month.
- Feb. 23, 1999

Relocated lynx finding their way
Three female Canada lynx and a young male "kitten" freed near South Fork, earlier this month are still alive and moving around.
- Feb. 16, 1999

First phase of lynx reintroduction project begins
SOUTH FORK — In a sunny ravine about 15 miles northwest of this small southwestern Colorado town, Division of Wildlife biologists set free two female Canada lynx Wednesday morning.
- Feb. 4, 1999

Ranchers worry about lynx; others seemingly enthusiastic
SOUTH FORK — In the San Luis Valley, on the edge of the Rio Grande National Forest, most people make their living off farms, livestock and tourism. Everyone knows everyone else in the small towns here in southwestern Colorado, but they don't always agree with one another. That's certainly true when the subject is about the lynx.
- Feb. 3, 1999

JINXED LYNX?
In Colorado there's a move to re-introduce lynx within the next month to areas where they once roamed. This highly controversial project brings to light some concerns about re-introduction efforts and humans' role in trying to control nature. Critics believe that it's hurried and ill-planned.
- Jan. 24, 1999

The Return of the Lynx
Canada lynx, shy wildcats with tufted ears and bobtails, once roamed Colorado's wildest mountains. To catch their favorite food — snowshoe hares — they raced across the snow's surface on extra-large furry paws.
- Jan. 10, 1999

Canadian lynx ready for return to state
PAGOSA SPRINGS — While stockmen seek a federal restraining order to keep lynx from being reintroduced into Colorado early next month, a trapper in Canada is having his problems catching the tufted-eared cats.
- Dec. 12, 1998

Wildlife Commission supports lynx plans
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Biologists from the Colorado Wildlife Division say unless the Canadian lynx is re-established in Colorado beginning this winter, wildlife officials will have to wait for the snowshoe hare population to peak again in about a decade.
- Oct. 19, 1998

Request to extend comment period on lynx listing proposal in limbo
CASPER, Wyo. — A decision to extend the comment period on a proposal to list the Canada lynx as threatened in the lower 48 states has not been made, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said.
- Oct. 5, 1998

Canada lynx called 'threatened'
In a move that has area environmentalists frustrated, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that it intends to designate Canada lynx in the continental United States as a threatened, not an endangered, species.
- July 1, 1998