Maribel Garcia-Tardio

Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua

An ambitious conservation programme to save the Iberian lynx from extinction conducted several reintro-ductions aiming to restore its historical range. The urgency due to the delicate conservation status prompted translocating captive-born and wild individuals, while preventing an early assessment of how both groups combined their space-use and dif...

Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) infection is considered one of the most serious disease threats for the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) Over 14 years (2008–2021), we investigated FeLV infection using point-of-care antigen test and quantitative real-time TaqMan qPCR for provirus detection in blood and tissues in lynxes from Andalusia (Southern...

Based on a combination of literature published records, scientific collection specimens, biodiversity citizen science resources (Observation.org) and data from recent field campaigns, we provide an updated distribution map of Felis lybica and Felis margarita in the WSS, particularly, in the lower Draa region of SW Morocco

The conservation of endangered species requires accurate data, and knowledge of cause-specific mortality rates is one of the most important issues. In recent years conservation programs for the critically endangered Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus have been developed on the basis of mortality data derived 30 years ago from the small Doñana population. T...

Most studies on felid depredation of livestock have focused on big cats, and little attention has been paid to this type of conflict in smaller species. The medium-sized Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is not thought to be affected by conflict with humans. However, parallel to an increase in the range of the Iberian lynx in Andújar-Cardeña, an increas...

The critically endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is considered the most endangered cat in the world (IUCN 2002). During the Twentieth Century, its populations suffered a dramatic decrease, and by 2002 less than 100 individuals survived in two isolated populations in Andalusia (Southern Spain): Sierras de Andújar-Cardeña and Doñana National Pa...

With only about 350 individuals, the Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus continues to be the world’s most endangered felid. Ongoing conservation measures include both in-situ and ex-situ conservation programmes. As part of the first Iberian lynx reintroduction programme, two captive-born individuals were released in the wild in the 2010-2011 season for the...

A principios del siglo XXI la población de lince ibérico se había quedado reducida a menos de 160 individuos localizados únicamente en 2 poblaciones: Andújar-Cardeña y Doñana. Los principales factores limitantes de la especie eran la escasez de alimento y la elevada mortalidad no natural. En vista de esto, dentro del marco de los programas de conse...