What happens when Lynx Attack?
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We have lynxes in Sweden. I have never heard of a lynx hurting a human and definitely never heard of any killing one. My dad is a bird watcher who spends as much of his life as possibe out in nature, and he also lives in the countryside with the closest neighbour 1 km away. He has seen a lynx twice, in his 60 years of life. They truly stay away from humans as much as they can. If you're worried you'll meet one in the forest, just make some noice. It'll make sure to be miles away from you.
Anyone who says otherwise has either been very unlucky or doesn't understand them. What region of Sweden? I'd be interested to look at population densities
I think a lynx would be no contest to a human. Consider its weight, its size and its thin legs.
@@christianehofel3071 A lynx could kill a human, but they won’t. That’s the thing they are not interested in us and they are the most shy creatures of all. They can ambush a deer much bigger than itself and it often jumps from a tree killing it’s prey by biting over their throat.
Wild Boar are more dangerous to humans and we've already got those. The problem with this beautiful little island of ours is that we are animal lovers, but only if we can choose the animals. My mum has bred pyrenean mountain dogs for decades, and there is the answer to livestock farmers who are worried about their herds or flocks, guardian dogs. Not guard dogs, Guardian Dogs. 2 or 3 Pyrenean Mountain Dogs living with a herd will see off bears, wolves and other predators in their natural environment (the Pyrenean Mountains). They're even using them in Australia now to protect their flocks from dingos, so a lynx? No problem. 🙂
Yes, arguably boar are more dangerous and they're roaming the UK... thats awesome your mum bred pyrenean mountain dogs, they are a potential answer to losing livestock 🌿
that is happening on mainland Europe where wolves are spreading everywhere.
Bring back the Lynx!
When it happens let’s go looking for it? 🌿
@@LeaveCurious absolutely 100%
That's not going to end well for the lynx
@@LeaveCurious Don't be silly.
I’ve just moved to France near Carcassonne. I’ve seen Pyrenean mountain dogs guarding flocks of sheep. They are more terrifying than lynx! They are trained to defend the sheep and definitely look like they would attack me if I went near them or the sheep in their charge.
Yes this must be concerning but you’d hope there’s little chance of people crossing over with sheep/dogs? And that the dogs are trained well enough to back away when there’s no clear threat. I’d like to know a little bit more about them 🌿
@@LeaveCurious the dogs just barked so were no problem, just looked terrifying.
I’m all in favour of bringing back the lynx. The biggest issue will be sheep kills and there needs to be a way of reassuring farmers. Experience from other countries is valuable.
@@simonbarrow479 yes compensation for farmers along with some dogs may be best. There are a number of other options but as you say, the UK should learn from the continent.
@@LeaveCurious my worry is then if theyre being kept in fields along historic footpaths - as they often cross into and through lifestock fields. If you have an agressive guardian dog to help safeguard against preditiors they could also be agressive to people just walking through the area - on their own of with their own (hopefully leashed in lifestock fields) dogs
I'm from Scotland and there has been chatter about reintroducing the lynx for years now, I'm so ready for it!
Now if it was bears, or wolves I'd be a little more wary. There are quite a number of instances of things going wrong when they're faced with humans, even at that it's a manageable risk.
I can't wait to get Britain back to the way it should be, I want my children and future grandchildren to have a flourishing ecosystem with beautiful hills, glens, lochs and woodland to enjoy.
I want a better world for my children too Natasha!
The biggest threat is to the fox population.
I mean theres quite a difference between a Lynx I mean it's hardly a Bengal tiger lol I've been face to face with them in the wild before it just started for a bit and then ran away a cool experience.
Thats so cool, where were you?
@@LeaveCurious Ah I was outside a cabin under the porch in Island Park in Idaho near the western entrance of Yellowstone coming back to it after a day out there.
@@ajaxtelamonian5134 The european lynx is bigger than it’s american cousins, but still not quite a bengal tiger. :)
i think they should reintroduce the lynx in north wales to reduce conflict with the scottish wild cat
Yes I agree 🌿
I'm definitely worried about their impact on the Scottish wild cat, they use the same habitat, also I am not too sure about the lynx eating the mountain hares, as they are one of my favourites!
I would love for lynx's to return to the UK.
But I fear we would get idiot's going hunting for it illegally or using the excus of a few eaten sheep as an excuse to kill them.
That’s always a worry for sure. But I reckon we can do a lot to prevent that 🌿🌿
Unless you are bit furry and have antlers you are pretty much save from lynx, so lets hope that you are not boy from sweet tooth tv series
Haha too true! 🌿
As a wildland firefighter in bc canada where they naturally live no one has been attacked by a lynx but ive personally had one sneak up 10 feet from me and just luckily enough a fellow crew member managed to get me to turn around in time.
Awesome!!
I can say that my son and I saw one here in Västerås, Sweden in 2018. We saw it early evening. It was too focused on someone horse riding. We got to about 40m from it and then it noticed us and ran off. Only last week, 2mins from my house I came across an elderly couple out of their car on a country road. Asked if everything was ok. They said they saw a small cat run off into the woodland, but they weren’t sure what it was,as it didn’t look like a domestic cat, according to the husband it had a very short tail. I informed them I had seen lynx in the area, so likelihood is this could be a kitten. I advised them to leave it be, as the mother would be overly protective. imo it would be great to have lynx breeding in the area.
A friend of mine crossed paths with a lynx in the woods as a 9 year old child alone. Seemed like it was just as shocked to see her as she was to see it! They both just kinda backed slowly out of the situation. A lynx wont even attack a human child! Ambush predators hate conflict, so they are pretty safe apex predators to have around
awesome story!
Well, had it been a cougars it would have been different. But lynx are more scared of humans than humans are if them
I have only come across one story where the man (norwegian or swedish) talked about how he was stalked by a lynx once when he was little, like 5 or 6 years old. But he got safely home and the lynx didn’t attack.
I used to live in Mallorca and once had a face off with an Iberian lynx. The context was I was going on a hike up a mountain in the countryside and it was visibly underweight, aka, desperate for food, otherwise it would probably have left me alone entirely and I wouldn't have even seen it. Luckily I know survival skills, I knew to give it plenty of escape routes, keep looking at it because it's an ambush predator and only attacks if it has the element of surprise, back away slowly, and make yourself look big while shouting back at it every time it growls at you. After not very long it got the message that I was not viable food and ran away. Having said that, this was a very rare circumstance, this lynx must have been very desperate to consider me, a Human, a possible last resort meal. This kind of thing almost never happens, hence no reported cases, I didn't bother reporting my experience, it wasn't really an attack, in the end it ran away, and if you follow what I did, then even if one does get that desperate, you can deal with it.
are your wild areas sufficiently linked in the
Yes, in Scotland there certainly is 🌿
Great work putting your videos together. I appreciate your hard work and dedication to education on all things wild.
As I live and work in canada as a wildlife biologist and am always in the wild areas working with all things natural.. I hear the concerns of your countrymen and I understand.
Education is most Important as I deal with this often.
With working and speaking with many outdoor enthusiasts... most have never had a issue or have they seen a large cat. Other wildlife is often encountered such as coyotes and fox... sometimes a bear on the trails or its feeding on roadside berries. You are correct in saying that cats are very secretive. I personally only seen 2 in my 20 years working in the environment. As for attacking people... I'll say no unless it was injured or it's escape route was blocked ( this is true for any animal or bird ).
Look to canada .. as we are still a wild country and is what briton aspires to be. We are most fortunate. I wish you all the best with your work.
Respectfully
Robert MacDonald
Alberta, canada 🇨🇦
as you were saying there has never been a lynx attack on a human .
I would be delighted !
I knew someone who was being stalked by a Mtn. Lion in Oregon, USA. Eventually he spotted it laying in wait for him up in a tree over-hanging the trail in the direction he was headed and had to shoot it. But a Mtn. Lion is a larger cat than a lynx. We have bobcats all over North America that are about the same size as a European Lynx and they never go after people... as far as I know. I guess if a predator is hungry enough and you happen to cross it's path... it could have a go at you, even if you're not its normal prey... but it's going to be a very very rare occurance if and when something like that happens. Most of the time all these cats are nocturnal and you rarely if ever see them. Hikers could be equipped with guns that shoot fast-acting tranquilizer darts... or simply Pray The Right Way ("Thanking for" instead of "asking for" what you want/need) like this: Thank You Great Spirit and Spiritual Support Team (Archangels, etc.) for blessing me and my hike/ride (& hiking companions if with others: dogs, people, horse, etc.) with copious amounts of glorious nature encounters with herbivores and raptors and the like, but if you bless me with an encounter with any meat-eaters, thank You for having them be stuffed from eating their last meal or completely wary of my/our presence and respecting us with plenty of distance. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You... for this glorious day (in Nature) that You hath made!!!
A mother lynx would probably not like you getting too close to her kittens.
Domestic dogs are more likely to be a threat to a lynx if the two ever met. Farmers could and should be recompensed for lifestock loss, but that should be relatively easy to sort.
Check out Ross Barnett's book 'The missing lynx' fir more on the lost animals of Britain.
The total average annual figures are roughly 3 deaths, 40 serious injuries and 37 lesser injuries, but all of these 80 annual incidents had the potential to be fatal. - one source had these figures, not on Lynx but cows!!! These are annual figures here in the UK. If cows are allowed here on the UK to roam free as a non native species then what possible argument can there be for not re introducing the Lynx? or any other native animal? The only reason would be that of profit, which is not a valid argument.
Wow this is great, I was nearly thinking, blimey! where are you finding these stats for the lynx!! but i agree, cows are far more dangerous.
Well if the big cat myths are true, not only are lynx already living wild in the UK but puma, too & have been for decades! It makes you wonder whether the debate of wolf & lynx reintroduction which goes round in a never ending circle is just a smokescreen for what already may be here! Just a thought! Very interesting vid & a fascinating subject!👍🛸🍺🍻😷😁👍
I’m building up to a video on the big cats speculation. It’s very interesting. You’re welcome pleased you enjoyed it 🌿
Él Lince Ibérico, sé a recuperado en su totalidad en España.
El Lince Boreal en cambio, parece que se vuelven a observar, en el Pirineo Español y Francés.
Estoy satisfecho con la recuperación en España, puedo hacer un video sobre su estado en toda Europa.🌿
I would walk slightly nervously in the woods in Britain where there are lynx, but cannot imagine walking there if there were bears and wolves. I’m not very brave.
Yes wolves and bears do certainly feel a little more daunting! 🌿
Nervously for a while maybe. But then you just know that they are out there somewhere; that the forest has got (some of) its spirit back
Kilkenny's nickname is the cats
You're more likely to be attacked by your own dog than a lynx. Speaking from personal experience. And it was not the cutie in my profile pic.
Yes this true not only for the Lynx, but also the wolf 🌿
@@LeaveCurious Exactly
G00D KITTY❤😻
Not much space in the uk.
no, but theres enough to make it work.
🌲🐅
Ehhh thanks, always appreciate the comments!
does the natural distribution of the lynx overlaps with that of other large cat species?
In places where multiple big cats live in the wild, i would say yes, their territories overlap. However I doubt they would or would seek to come into contact with each other.. perhaps where resources are scarce.
Not in Europe. I’m not sure if they have lynx where the few remaining siberian tigers are though. In north america the canadian lynx overlaps with it’s smaller cousin the bobcat and possibly the larger mountain lion in some areas.
Is this common sense I hear?
I hope so 🤙🌿
Hopefully no apex predator in any country gets rabies because should it, it will attack anything and anybody. If that happens, predator phobics will say, "See what I mean?"
True, we should be able to prevent this in the UK 🌿
What would I feel if I cam face to face with a Lynx in the forest? Absolutely thrilled, privileged and grateful. I'd rather go walking in the woods where there are Lynx than where there are human hunters!
oh me too! :)
sounds like a bunch of cowards.
Lynx live in the americas forever no fear
Wtf happened to your hair?
hahahah i had to look to see - that was quite a good hair day thank you very much
You have much more chance of being mauled to death by your own pet dog