In the San Luis Valley, on the edge of the Rio Grande National Forest, most people make their living off farms, livestock and tourism. Everyone knows everyone else in the small towns here in southwestern Colorado, but they don't always agree with one another. That's certainly true when the subject is about the lynx. In Colorado there's a move to re-introduce lynx within the next month to areas where they once roamed. This highly controversial project brings to light some concerns about re-introduction efforts and humans' role in trying to control nature.
Critics believe that it's hurried and ill-planned.
The Return of the Lynx Canada lynx, shy wildcats with tufted ears and bobtails, once roamed Colorado's wildest mountains. While stockmen seek a federal restraining order to keep lynx from being reintroduced into Colorado early next month, a trapper in Canada is having his problems catching the tufted-eared cats. The Daily Camera. All rights reserved. Any copying, redistribution, or retransmission of any of the contents of this service without the express written consent of The Daily Camera is expressly prohibited.