The snowshoe hare Lepus americanus, one of our commonest forest mammals, is found only in North America. It is shy and secretive, often undetected in summer, but its distinctive tracks and well-used trails (“runways” or “leads”) become conspicuous with the first snowfall.
Canadian lynx are carnivores.
Their main diet is the snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus). Both populations have been known to fluctuate in linked 10-year cycles.
Although lynx prey exclusively on the hares in certain areas (in Cape Breton, for example), in others they also hunt rodents, birds and fish.
In the fall and winter, lynx hunt deer and other large ungulates weakened by the rutting season. They also eat carcasses left by human hunters.
Predators: Adult bobcats have few predators Man, who values its long, silky fur, the wolf and Mountain Lion are its main predators. Great horned owls, foxes, and coyotes are some of the predators of kittens.