Almost 100 million euros has been spent so far on
conservation efforts for the last 250 remaining Iberian lynxes in the wild. But
the charismatic species is likely to go extinct within 50 years because the
current management plans do not account for the effects of climate change. If
they did, the population might increase instead concludes a new international
study with participation from the Centre for Macroecology, Evolution and
Climate at the University of Copenhagen. The study highlights the importance of
integrating climate models in management plans for biodiversity.