We’re very excited to share never before seen, intimate footage of the Himalayan lynx, captured on the steep rocky cliffs of Chitral Valley, Pakistan

While filming a group of markhor grazing in the Tooshi-Shasha Wildlife Conservancy recently, our field production team and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department spotted this lynx crouching in a camouflaged position behind a rock, about to begin a hunt. What followed was a dramatic scene few have ever witnessed - a lynx stalking and successfully killing a yearling markhor.

The Himalayan lynx is one of the most elusive and powerful cats living in these mountains, rivalled only by the famous snow leopard. As an apex predator, the lynx plays an essential role in maintaining the balance and health of this complex mountain ecosystem.

Follow along as we share multiple videos and photographs in the coming days of this powerful animal and get a glimpse of the life of some of Pakistan's most iconic species.

A highly elusive cat living in some of the remotest and harshest terrain if Pakistan’s high north, the lynx is hardly ever seen by humans.

One of the most powerful apex predators in this ecosystem, the lynx is essential to maintaining the ecological balance of these harsh mountains. This kill will feed many the scavengers of the area, and the markhor population is kept genetically strong. A healthy markhor population has been achieved by hard conservation work by local communities and the wildlife department that supports them. This means more natural prey for big cats, keeping them further away from human livestock and communities, and further this from danger.


Credits:

Video and Editing: Nyal Mueenuddin.
https://www.facebook.com/Nyal-Mueenuddin-Films-100207558333817/

Source: WWF Pakistan.
Location: Chitral, Pakistan

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