Nature is complex, but many people want simple, quick solutions when tinkering with her. There aren't any. Successful proactive planning takes time. Making compassion choices often requires patience and restraint. When trying to conserve species or restore ecosystems we must be concerned with all animals who are involved, not only human-centered goals.
Many lives are at stake.
It may turn out in some cases that it's impossible to regain what was lost. It may be infeasible to recreate what once existed because times have changed and we can't recreate what once was. In the end we may simply be faking nature. Sadly, a juvenile male was found starved to death on 23 February, 1999. Then, a second lynx, this time a female, was found dead on 1 March, 1999.