New lynx at the Woodland Park Zoo are ready for the public

Seattle — Three new lynx at the moment are viewable to the general public within the Woodland Park Zoo’s Residing Northwest Path.

The Canada lynx had been shipped throughout america earlier than making a house in Seattle final yr. Yukon got here from Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo, Monty from Fort Wayne Kids’s Zoo and Marty from the Minnesota Zoo. Every lynx is three years previous, in accordance with the Woodland Park Zoo.

They stay in a brand new exhibit with elaborate pathways and branches that permit them to maneuver by the complete habitat, the zoo mentioned.

Monty and Yukon had been just lately renamed by associates of the zoo, who’re beneficiant supporters of the zoo’s wildlife conservation efforts. Their names had been impressed by the mighty Yukon River in Canada and Montreal, the zoo mentioned.

Globally, lynx have a low threat of extinction however are endangered in Washington State, in accordance with the zoo. Lynx depend on wholesome forests and snowpacks to hunt their prey. Local weather change is lowering snowfall and inflicting wildfires, making their prey scarce, the zoo mentioned.

Woodland Park Zoo mentioned they’re learning lynx and wolverines to assist get well populations within the Cascades. The zoo restores species by its Residing Northwest Program. Additionally they present guests with actions they’ll take to assist preserve these species on their We Are Residing Northwest web site.

For extra details about the Woodland Park Zoo, go to www.zoo.org or name 206-548-2500.

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