Three lynx kittens were born on May 1st at the Montreal Biodôme. Visitors will have to wait a few more weeks to see her, but there is something extraordinary about the story of her birth.
Posted at 2:14 p.m
Simon Bolduc Intern, the itinerary
The mother and newborns are doing well and are being closely monitored by the Space for Life team. To ensure their peace of mind, they stay away from prying eyes until they are ready to explore their surroundings. The mother, a seven-year-old lynx, is currently busy suckling, caring for and keeping warm her cubs.
This is the second time the pair has been breeding. The woman came to the Biodôme in 2015 when her mother had just been hit by a car in Chibougamau. Orphaned and in poor health, animal experts and veterinarians have allowed the feral cat to recover. The male was rescued from an illegal fur farm in 2005.
Visitors can watch the kittens this summer. Until then, it is possible to follow their evolution through the Space for Life social networks.
The Biodôme believes that these lynx “could potentially become an insurance population if a population in the natural environment declines significantly”. Nine kittens have been born there in the last ten years.
Lynx are not a threatened species in Canada, although their population is declining in some areas, particularly in the east of the country. In captivity they can live up to 20 years. The average female litter consists of three to four kittens.