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\n\t\tA huntsman is under investigation for allegedly shooting an Iberian Lynx, a species previously under threat of extinction (Picture: Guardia Civil)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tA huntsman is under investigation for allegedly shooting an Iberian Lynx, a species previously under threat of extinction (Picture: Guardia Civil)<\/p>\n
A hunter is being investigated after an animal which had recently been released was found shot dead.<\/p>\n
Authorities found Woodstock, an Iberian Lynx, dead in Tordehumos near Valladolid in Spain<\/a>\u2019s autonomous community of Castilla y Leon, months after it had been re-introduced into the wild as part of a national scheme.<\/p>\n According to the Guardia Civil, the same huntsman is also being probed forkilling a domestic cat.<\/p>\n Specialists from the National Heritage Foundation were alerted to Woodstock after his GPS tracking device stopped registering movements on September 21.<\/p>\n Police have released a picture showing the animal within the target of a gun visor scope at night.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/p>\n Start your day informed with Metro’s News Updates<\/a> newsletter or get Breaking News<\/a> alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n The animal\u2019s corpse was later discovered on a hunting reserve in the area of Medina de Rioseco.<\/p>\n Woodstock was one of several Iberian Lynxes re-introduced to nature near Palencia in central Spain<\/a> last spring.<\/p>\n Endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, Iberian Lynxes were in decline for much of the 20th century primarily due to overhunting, poaching, and destruction of natural habitats, but have since made a revival thanks to conservation measures.<\/p>\n Laws passed during Francisco Franco\u2019s dictatorship encouraged people to hunt and eat lynxes, classifying them as \u2018vermin\u2019.<\/p>\n The cats were also prized by hunters for their valuable fur coats.<\/p>\n The species is currently \u2018vulnerable\u2019 according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), but was on the verge of becoming extinct at the turn of the century.<\/p>\n Since then, an estimated population of just 93 individuals has swelled to more than 2,000.<\/p>\n Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more stories like this, check our news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/SEI_320301043-4bd4-e1794411448455.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe lynx, named Woodstock, had been released to the wild only several months before he was found dead in September (Picture: Guardia Civil)<\/p>\n
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