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Species Profile for Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) Page 5 of 5 <br />Breeding occurs through March and April in the north. Kittens are born in May to June in southcentral Yukon. The <br />male lynx does not help with rearing young. Yearling females may give birth during periods when hares are abundant. <br />During periods of hare abundance in the northern taiga, litter size of adult females averages four to five kittens. Litter <br />sizes are typically smaller in lynx populations in the contiguous United States. <br />Other <br />In all regions within the range of the lynx in the contiguous United States, timber harvest, recreation, and their related <br />activities are the predominant land uses affecting lynx habitat. The primary factor that caused the lynx to be listed was <br />the lack of guidance for the conservation of lynx and snowshoe hare habitat in plans for federally managed lands. <br />Landscape connectivity between lynx populations and habitats in Canada and the contiguous United States must be <br />maintained. Lynx movements may be negatively affected by high traffic volume on roads that bisect suitable lynx <br />habitat, such as in the Southern Rockies, and in some areas, mortalities due to road kill are high. <br />» Other Resources <br />NatureServe Explorer Species Reports -- NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation <br />information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe <br />Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. <br />NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network. <br />ITIS Reports -- ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic <br />information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. <br />Last updated: April 12, 2011 <br />FWS Endangered Home ECOS Home I Contact Us <br />Weerninuche Construction Authority <br />P.C. Box AA - Towaoc, CO 81384 <br />OM4 &a- A - PACTe J1-- 2 z <br />http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=AO73 4/12/2011 <br />. ,