China: Rare Wild Lynx Sighting on Heilongjiang Highway

On October 10, 2025, a woman driving along National Highway 311 in the Greater Khingan Mountains, Heilongjiang, had a rare face-to-face encounter with a wild lynx. She stopped her car and called out “Mimi” as the lynx calmly watched before retreating into the forest.

Expert hails reappearance of rare Iberian lynx in Spanish capital

STORY: Expert hails reappearance of rare Iberian lynx in Spanish capital DATELINE: July 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iberian lynxes at a breeding center in Spain 2. various of the Iberian lynx spotted in Sevilla La Nueva 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LUIS SUAREZ, WWF Conservation Coordinator 4. various of Iberian lynxes at Andalucia region 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LUIS SUAREZ, WWF Conservation Coordinator 6. various of Iberian lynxes at Andalucia region STORYLINE: Experts and authorities have positively assessed the reappearance of the critically endangered Iberian lynx in the Spanish capital, as they are studying how to reintroduce the feline in the community of Madrid. In mid-June, a resident of Sevilla la Nueva in Madrid managed to capture on camera images of an Iberian lynx, making it the first sighting of the wild cat in 30 years in the community of Madrid. The last time an Iberian lynx was spotted in this area was in 1993. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanis

Endangered animals spotted in north China

STORY: Endangered animals spotted in north China DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: HULUNBUIR, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wild lynx 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XUE, Resident in Genhe City 3. various of the wild row deers STORYLINE: Mr. Xue, a resident of Aoluguya Township in Genhe City of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, heard a dog bark and a faint sound outside his house on March 15. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XUE, Resident in Genhe City "Mom, a lynx came again. This time it's a little one." Mr. Xue said there were many small animals in his yard, and his parents occasionally prepared food for the wild animals. So the animals have often visited here. Some of them are aggressive, but they never hurt people. Lynx is a second-class protected animal in China and was listed on the IUCN Red List in 2014. On March 17, a citizen in Genhe City shot videos of four wild roe deers five kilometers away from the downtown area. After seeing the citizen,

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)