Mother lynx attacks and injures three dogs in Switzerland

A female lynx has attacked three dogs in the Yvonand area in the Swiss canton of Vaud in recent days. But experts do not consider the wild cat’s behavior to be problematic as the mother lynx was protecting her young.

The Vaud Environment Agency is of the opinion that no measures need to be taken, it told the Keystone-SDA news agency on Friday. The office confirmed a report in the newspaper 24 heures.

According to the Vaud authorities, the attacks occurred on December 7, 8 and 11 in a large forest not far from the shores of Lake Neuchâtel, near Yvonand.

In addition to protecting the young, the presence of a wild animal carcass in the first two attacks could also explain the lynx’s behavior, the environmental agency noted. She may have wanted to defend her prey. …