FNX Magokiler Posted December 4, 2023 Posted December 4, 2023 A veterinary clinic restores sight to an Iberian lynx thanks to a legal intervention that was carried out this Monday in Malaga. The operation has been carried out by Animalvisión and the specimen is a male, less than five years old, who lives in the recovery center for endangered species in Córdoba, however, he has had to be transferred to Malaga to be placed in the hands of the veterinarian Fidel Causse del Río, who operated on him for cataracts. This has allowed him to recover the privileged view of it, as the po[CENSORED]r saying emphasizes. The animal weighs 4.5 kilograms. During the operation, the veterinarian used the phacoemulsification technique with an artificial intraocular lens implant in his left eye. This is the first time that an intervention of this nature has been carried out with this threatened species. In this way, the animal will once again have its particular vision that characterizes it so much, especially night vision. The lynx that has been operated on is now back in its usual natural environment, that is, in Córdoba. Although it is in a controlled area so that it can be supervised and its postoperative evolution checked. For now, he will continue to be isolated until he is fully recovered. Environmental technicians from the Junta de Andalucía have also participated in this intervention. Although the Iberian lynx po[CENSORED]tion has grown in Spain in recent years, it is essential to take care of the species that exist in the country. In 2003, the Iberian lynx po[CENSORED]tion was on the brink of extinction, with 90 or 100 specimens existing in the Doñana National Park and the Sierra de Andújar Cardeña. Faced with this situation, the Government decided to launch a reintroduction program, in order to increase the census. And it worked. In the year 2023, there were already 1,105 adult lynxes and 563 cubs, born the year before, that is, 1,668 species. But where does the expression have the vision of a lynx come from? Felines do not particularly enjoy extraordinary vision. However, it is very common to say “you have the eyesight of a lynx” for those people who see especially well. So where does it come from? The truth is that the origin of the expression is mythological and refers to the Greek character Lynceus or Lynceanus, who had exceptionally good vision. That is, the correct expression would be “to have the view of the Lynx” and, therefore, it does not have any type of relationship with the animal, unlike what most citizens may think. https://www.infobae.com/espana/2023/11/30/un-lince-recupera-la-vista-despues-de-una-operacion-de-cataratas-en-malaga/
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