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| Rodriguez, A.; Calzada, J.; Revilla, E.; L¢pez-Bao, J.V.; Palomares, F. | |
| Bringing science back to the conservation of the Iberian Lynx | |
| 2012 Conservation Biology (26): 737-739 | |
Palomares et al. (2011) highlighted 4 factors associated with the reduced effectiveness of efforts to conserve Iberian lynx (_Lynx pardinus_) during the last 25 years: conservation measures have not been applied over large extents, few resources have been dedicated to scientific monitoring of the effectiveness of conservation actions, conservation efforts were implemented discontinuously, and practitioners have limited confidence in scientific knowledge. The authors of Simïon et al. (2012) are members of the largest team currently managing Iberian lynx, and they contend that the trends in lynx abundance reported in Palomares et al. (2011) overlook that there have been substantial increases in the number of lynx over the last decade, that managed areas are large enough to sustain the species, that monitoring suggests management has increased lynx abundance, and that management, especially under a consecutive set of projects funded by the European Union (LIFE) for the conservation of Iberian lynx in Andalusia, is long-lasting. We disagree and argue that available evidence, including that summarized by Sim¢n et al., supports our position. |
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