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An Iberian lynx club spotted in Castile-La Mancha, central Spain. Hopes of seeing the elusive felines one of the rarest big cats in the world are best achieved on a responsible, expert-led tour in the rugged wilds of inland Spain.
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1. Spot the last of Spain’s big cats
The Iberian lynx is among the world’s most endangered and reclusive feline species. Spain’s remaining population of around 400 live in the scrublands and oak forests of the Sierra Morena range, where their main diet is rabbits. Eco-tour operators Wild Andalucía and Birds & Lynx Ecotourism run safaris that venture deep into wildcat territory from the town of Andújar, mainly in winter, when the lynx are most active during daylight hours. Expert guide Álvaro Peral rates the chance of a sighting at about 50%, but you’ll see other wild residents of this tough, gorgeous country, from red deer to Spanish imperial eagles.
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WOLVES are expected to return to the Valencia region.
Leading biologists believe that the combination of dwindling population figures in rural areas and the increasing abandonment of agricultural land will encourage the arrival of the predator âin five yearsâ timeâ.
Castellon Province is predicted to be the main entry point, as several specimens have already been located in the Los Monegros area in neighbouring Aragon after travelling down from the Pyrenees.
Another possible gateway is the Rincon de Ademuz in Valencia Province, while entrance through the south of the region, namely Alicante, is unlikely as the animal is said to be nearly extinct in the Sierra Morena mountain range between Andalucia and Castilla-La Mancha.