rare lynx photographed in Yellowstone

In decades of hiking, I’ve only seen lynx footprints. This might be the closest I ever get.

Fred Paulsen, a Xanterra Parks and Resorts employee, took this photo of a lynx near Beryl Springs in late November in Yellowstone National Park. It’s one of two, or perhaps three, photos of a lynx ever taken in Yellowstone.

… Colorado Division of Wildlife officials said it’s probably one of the 218 collared lynx from Canada released in southwestern Colorado between 1999 and 2006 as part of a reintroduction program. …

BillingsGazette.com :: Rare lynx photographed in Yellowstone

(via GOAT)