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The Iberian lynx is back from the brink of extinctionLocation: Donana, SpainThe population rose above 1,000 in Spain and Portugal last yearafter 414 cubs were born under a joint breeding programSource: Spanish Ministry of Environment(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CONSERVATION COORDINATOR OF WWF SPAIN LUIS SUAREZ SAYING:This is very good news, especially considering that 20 years ago we started from a population of less than 100 specimens cornered in two territories. It means that it is growing, expanding and meeting the conservation objectives."The initiative was launched in 2002 when the number of Iberian lynx plungedto just 94 in Spain and zero in Portugaldue to farming, poaching and road accidents(SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CONSERVATION COORDINATOR OF WWF SPAIN LUIS SUAREZ SAYING:"It is very important that we have a large number of breeding females, this year we have exceeded 230 breeding females. It is fundamental because they are the ones that rule the territory, the ones that mark the

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