Male and female are the same color. The fur in winter is long and thick. The guard hairs are tricolored, with dark roots, darker mid-section, and light brown tip. The feet of the lynx are almost 4 inches long and an equal distance wide. The immense paws, relative to body weight, give the lynx the ability to walk on top of snow.
Lynx occasionally vocalize with a wide range of calls.
Conversion of land to agriculture was undoubtedly partly responsible for the decline in the lynx distribution. Unregulated harvest by trappers and hunters may have been a problem early in the century. Report all observations of lynx to a natural resources agency. Lynx pelts are very valuable. Lynx are protected by state law in North Dakota.