The Breeding Centers of the Autonomous Organization of National Parks (OAPN) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment, have witnessed the first births of Iberian lynx, within the ex situ conservation program of this species, which has established 23 breeding pairs for the current breeding season.

Taking into account the reproductive parameters recorded in the program to date, it is estimated to obtain a figure between 29 and 41 cubs. In the last breeding season 2016, the program established 23 breeding pairs based on the recommendations established by the different administrations involved in the conservation of this species. These 23 pairs resulted in the birth of 58 puppies, 48 of which have made it through and 40 are being prepared for release in the first months of 2017 within the framework of the LIFE+ Iberlinc Programin the Iberian Peninsula, whose reintroductions began on January 25 in the area of Guarrizas, Jaén.  

As in previous years, most of the specimens born in 2017 will be prepared for release into the wild and the rest will become part of the breeding stock of the breeding program with the aim of maintaining adequate genetic diversity and an adequate demographic balance.

On March 6 , the first calving of the season took place for the breeding center of Zarza de Granadilla, in the province of Cáceres, managed by the Autonomous Organization of National Parks (MAPAMA). The lynx Haima gave birth to two cubs to which she is taking care of perfectly. On the morning of last Thursday, March 9 , the second birth of the season took place in the center of Extremadura. The birth went smoothly and the mother is taking perfect care of the puppies, despite being her first litter. On Saturday, March 11 , the first calving of the season took place at the Iberian lynx breeding center of El Acebuche, in the Doñana National Park, managed by the Autonomous Organization of National Parks (MAPAMA). The birth went smoothly and she finally had only one puppy, which she is caring for perfectly.