The Canadian Lynx is prevalent in the icy-cold northern forests, where they prey on the elusive, well-camouflaged Snowshoe Hare.
It’s taken some finding but it’s there – the snowshoe hare! You can just make out its beady little black eye, and the black tips to its ears. And these things form 80% of the lynx’s diet. But, as you can see, they don’t make it easy for that lynx.
The rather unlikely benefit that the Spruce Moth Caterpillar, or Budworm, brings to the northern forests and the lynx population.
Now, the hares, essentially need these regenerating conifers and shelter. And of course what’s good for the hares is also good for the lynx. It’s such an elegant connection.
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