LPN urges human-lynx coexistence focus in new conservation plan

The Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN) has submitted its formal opinion on Portugal's draft Iberian Lynx Conservation Action Plan for 2026-2030, whose public consultation closed on 12 June. While praising the species' recovery from near-extinction as one of the world's great conservation successes, the LPN argues the new plan must place long-term coexistence between lynx and local communities at its core. It calls for monitoring public perceptions, anticipating conflicts, preparing territories the lynx may recolonise, and addressing weak policy coordination and unclear funding estimates needed to turn the plan's goals into concrete action.