Wildlife underpasses,
such as this one below
a highway connecting
Andalusia with Madrid,
help lynx move through
their territory safely.
They have surprised
researchers by learn-
ing to live near people,
such as in neighbor-
hoods and commercial
olive groves—mostly
by staying out of sight.
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A lynx emerges from
the trees in Sierra
de Andújar Natural
Park, a species
stronghold in south-
ern Spain. Fondly
dubbed the Iberian
jewel, lynx live in five
isolated populations
across the Iberian
Peninsula’s Mediter-
ranean scrublands.