Eurasian lynx

It is the largest living cat in mainland France. Having been exterminated in France in the 1920s, the current population, estimated at between 150 and 200 lynx, is the result of a reintroduction program in the 1970s and the gradual recolonization of eastern France via the black forest massifs.
However, the lynx is finding it difficult to establish itself in certain regions, due to the density of road networks and human activity, as well as an upsurge in poaching.