Observations on home range sizes, movements and social organization of Lynx, Lynx canadensis, in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba

Ofa total of five Lynx (Lynx canadensis) captured, three were radio-collared and their movements studied.All radio-collared Lynx were later killed by trappers adjacent to the park.Home ranges for two females averaged 156 km? and that of a single male was 221 km2.These figures are higher than reported in the literature.Two females travelled with their kittens together for a short interval.Riding Mountain National Park does not appear to be large enough to sustain a viable Lynx population over time, and reinvasion of Lynx from outside areas may be necessary to maintain populations.