Lynx in the western US prefer high-elevation spruce-fir forests with tree branches hanging close to the snow or ground surface, providing dense horizontal cover. This forest structure supports the ...

The bright yellow Bombardier Ski-Doos look shocking against the hushed backdrop of snow, shadows and evergreens. Lynx (Lynx canadensis) live on the slopes of these mountains, a part of the Rockies ...

Canada lynx are made for hunting in deep snow, with thick cushions of hair on the soles of their feet that act like built-in snowshoes. Appropriately enough, this adaptation helps them stalk their ...

Within these forest types, lynx are most likely to be found in areas with deep snow. RANGE: The contiguous U.S. distinct population segment of Canada lynx inhabits the forests of four regions: the ...

A lynx prowls through thick snow with trees in the background. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station-Canada Lynx of the Rockies Research Program. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

But as winter approaches, and the snow starts to fall, it transforms from brown to purest white. Snowshoe hares have many predators, from coyotes to golden eagles, and lynx, so this winter white ...