Canada lynx are right at home in Maine winters. In the snow, their huge feet leave tracks that measure up to 5.5 inches wide and 5.5 inches long, nearly twice the size of bobcat tracks. Compare that to the size of your hand. Does a lynx have bigger paws than you? Tracking wildlife in snow is fun skill for any wildlife enthusiast to learn, but it’s an important ability for wildlife biologists too. Did you know that Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife has used winter track surveys to l

The Canada lynx is roughly twice the size of a typical cat, with huge paws that help it keep its footing on the snow. Another distinctive feature: tufted ears, which help it hear prey from up to 250 feet away. A new episode of Great Lakes Untamed premieres tonight at 8 PM! | Smithsonian Channel

Did you know? Canada lynx are made for hunting in deep snow, with thick cushions of hair on the soles of their feet that act like built-in snowshoes. Appropriately enough, this adaptation helps them stalk their favorite prey, the snowshoe hare. Though lynx were protected as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act in 2000, trapping, habitat destruction, climate change and other threats continue to harm these felines. We're working to make sure this wild cat and its habitat a