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The Conservation of the Wild Life of Canada published by biologist Charles Gordon Hewitt
Hewitt graphed the data from the records for a period extending from 1820 into the first decades of the 1900s, relating the population relationship between the Canadian lynx and its main staple food source, the snowshoe hare. -
Close to Extinction
Some populations were almost driven to extinction, when demand for cat furs was at its peak. -
Trapping and Hunting Season Closed
Trappng and hunting seasons for lynx have been closed in Maine. -
Annual Exports of Lyn Fur High
An average of 35,669 Canada lynx pelts were exported from the US and Canada. -
Population Increase
Population beginning to increase in Maine. -
Species of Special Concern
The lynx was considered for state listing, but due to insufficient information to assess the status of lynx in Maine, lynx were identified as a Species of Special Concern. -
Determining the Status of the Lynx
MDIFW and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) began a 12-year telemetry study to determine the status of lynx in Maine. -
Canadian Lynx Observations
85 lynx were radio-tagged and 42 dens and 111 kittens were observed. This study documented lynx spatial and habitat use, dispersal distances, sources of mortality, and reproductive rates. -
Federally Threatened Species
On March 24, 2000, the United States population of the Canada Lynx (outside of Alaska) was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, requiring the US government to develop a recovery plan and identify critical habitat for lynx. -
Genetic Variation
Documented reduced genetic variation in lynx populations from the peripheral areas of its distribution. -
Back to Special Conern Status
The number of lynx in Maine exceeded Maine’s state listing criteria, thus lynx remained a Species of Special Concern. -
Record High Population
Maine’s lynx population reached a record high. -
Decrease in Annual Exports of Lynx Fur
Annual exports (of Canadian lynx fur) from 2000-2006 averaging 15,387. -
Designation of Critical Habitat
The US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a revised designation of critical habitat of 42,753 square miles of critical lynx habitat. -
Status Review
Fish and Wildlife Service to Conduct Status Review of the Canada Lynx in New Mexico. -
Designated Land
The USFWS designated 10,000 square miles of critical habitat in northern Maine.
