According to the Institute for Nature and Forest Conservation (ICNF) eight lynxes are due to be released by the end of March.

The Iberian Lynx is classified as endangered on the International Unions for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species and is the world’s most endangered feline species. In recent years the captive breeding programme and conservation measures have increased the population from a figure of less than 100 animals, to an estimate of just over 400.