What happens when Lynx Attack?

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[Narnendil]

We have lynxes in Sweden. I have never heard of a lynx hurting a human and definitely never heard of any killing one. My dad is a bird watcher who spends as much of his life as possibe out in nature, and he also lives in the countryside with the closest neighbour 1 km away. He has seen a lynx twice, in his 60 years of life. They truly stay away from humans as much as they can. If you're worried you'll meet one in the forest, just make some noice. It'll make sure to be miles away from you.

[Parnissios]

i encountered a lynx once in greece. i was hiking with my sister and we were looking for an unmarked trail to follow. we couldnt find it so we turned back. once we did, it was looking straight at us from about 50 meters distance. it was probably following us, but once our eyes crossed paths it froze for 3 seconds and then ran away into the woods. i feel extremely lucky and blessed to have seen it in its natural habitat 😊

[blue_tree_meadow]

Wild Boar are more dangerous to humans and we've already got those. The problem with this beautiful little island of ours is that we are animal lovers, but only if we can choose the animals. My mum has bred pyrenean mountain dogs for decades, and there is the answer to livestock farmers who are worried about their herds or flocks, guardian dogs. Not guard dogs, Guardian Dogs. 2 or 3 Pyrenean Mountain Dogs living with a herd will see off bears, wolves and other predators in their natural environment (the Pyrenean Mountains). They're even using them in Australia now to protect their flocks from dingos, so a lynx? No problem. 🙂

[simonbarrow]

I’ve just moved to France near Carcassonne. I’ve seen Pyrenean mountain dogs guarding flocks of sheep. They are more terrifying than lynx! They are trained to defend the sheep and definitely look like they would attack me if I went near them or the sheep in their charge.

[Natasha___.]

I'm from Scotland and there has been chatter about reintroducing the lynx for years now, I'm so ready for it!

Now if it was bears, or wolves I'd be a little more wary. There are quite a number of instances of things going wrong when they're faced with humans, even at that it's a manageable risk.

I can't wait to get Britain back to the way it should be, I want my children and future grandchildren to have a flourishing ecosystem with beautiful hills, glens, lochs and woodland to enjoy.

[Rattycube]

I can say that my son and I saw one here in Västerås, Sweden in 2018. We saw it early evening. It was too focused on someone horse riding. We got to about 40m from it and then it noticed us and ran off. Only last week, 2mins from my house I came across an elderly couple out of their car on a country road. Asked if everything was ok. They said they saw a small cat run off into the woodland, but they weren’t sure what it was, as it didn’t look like a domestic cat, according to the husband it had a very short tail. I informed them I had seen lynx in the area, so likelihood is this could be a kitten. I advised them to leave it be, as the mother would be overly protective. imo it would be great to have lynx breeding in the area.

[tessen]

We have lynx here and I would say you will be very lucky to even catch a sight of them. No they don't kill people!! They are shy and elusive.

[coleabunga]

As a wildland firefighter in bc canada where they naturally live no one has been attacked by a lynx but ive personally had one sneak up 10 feet from me and just luckily enough a fellow crew member managed to get me to turn around in time.

[stephenfranklin]

are your wild areas sufficiently linked in the

[divisionflames]

i think they should reintroduce the lynx in north wales to reduce conflict with the scottish wild cat

[ajaxtelamonian]

I mean theres quite a difference between a Lynx I mean it's hardly a Bengal tiger lol I've been face to face with them in the wild before it just started for a bit and then ran away a cool experience.

[LittleSpaceCase]

A friend of mine crossed paths with a lynx in the woods as a 9 year old child alone. Seemed like it was just as shocked to see her as she was to see it! They both just kinda backed slowly out of the situation. A lynx wont even attack a human child! Ambush predators hate conflict, so they are pretty safe apex predators to have around

[kerrystevens]

I would love for lynx's to return to the UK.
But I fear we would get idiot's going hunting for it illegally or using the excus of a few eaten sheep as an excuse to kill them.

[flyboymic]

I was about 11 and saw a lynx up north in Canada. So beautiful

[robertmacdonald]

Great work putting your videos together. I appreciate your hard work and dedication to education on all things wild.
As I live and work in canada as a wildlife biologist and am always in the wild areas working with all things natural.. I hear the concerns of your countrymen and I understand.
Education is most Important as I deal with this often.
With working and speaking with many outdoor enthusiasts... most have never had a issue or have they seen a large cat. Other wildlife is often encountered such as coyotes and fox... sometimes a bear on the trails or its feeding on roadside berries. You are correct in saying that cats are very secretive. I personally only seen 2 in my 20 years working in the environment. As for attacking people... I'll say no unless it was injured or it's escape route was blocked ( this is true for any animal or bird ).
Look to canada .. as we are still a wild country and is what briton aspires to be. We are most fortunate. I wish you all the best with your work.
Respectfully
Robert MacDonald
Alberta, canada 🇨🇦

[rogerkreil]

A mother lynx would probably not like you getting too close to her kittens.

[TheAdrian]

Unless you are bit furry and have antlers you are pretty much save from lynx, so lets hope that you are not boy from sweet tooth tv series

[MegaDeepRoots]

I knew someone who was being stalked by a Mtn. Lion in Oregon, USA. Eventually he spotted it laying in wait for him up in a tree over-hanging the trail in the direction he was headed and had to shoot it. But a Mtn. Lion is a larger cat than a lynx. We have bobcats all over North America that are about the same size as a European Lynx and they never go after people... as far as I know. I guess if a predator is hungry enough and you happen to cross it's path... it could have a go at you, even if you're not its normal prey... but it's going to be a very very rare occurance if and when something like that happens. Most of the time all these cats are nocturnal and you rarely if ever see them. Hikers could be equipped with guns that shoot fast-acting tranquilizer darts... or simply Pray The Right Way ("Thanking for" instead of "asking for" what you want/need) like this: Thank You Great Spirit and Spiritual Support Team (Archangels, etc.) for blessing me and my hike/ride (& hiking companions if with others: dogs, people, horse, etc.) with copious amounts of glorious nature encounters with herbivores and raptors and the like, but if you bless me with an encounter with any meat-eaters, thank You for having them be stuffed from eating their last meal or completely wary of my/our presence and respecting us with plenty of distance. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You... for this glorious day (in Nature) that You hath made!!!

[el_almighty_d.o.n]

Damn I was almost the first case to be a person fighting a lynx ! I seen it in North Hollywood Ca like two months ago and will never forget it !
I was walking on the street where my apartment is located, and I seen something walking in the middle of of the street but it looked weird to me because I could tell that it wasn’t a dog or anything else I know it was a feline of some sort, and long story short when I look down at my phone it vanished, but only to come my way and to stalk and try to attack me. It’s face outline in the dark scared me and long story short I got out that jam 😂😂💯 still to this day I be paranoid about seeing those at night lol

[janbaranski]

as you were saying there has never been a lynx attack on a human .