LYNX SP . AT SPAIN DURING XIXTH CENTURY . A CASE OF STUDY FROM ECOHISTORY LYNX SP

This paper is about Lynx sp. in Spain during XIXTh century from Ecohistoy. Historical studies about fauna are usually carried out from a biological perspective. Biologists understand that ancient biogeography, behavioral data, or environments are key issues for conservation biology. Therefore, they conducted studies concerning past times. Sometimes we find that these historical studies are not as productive as they should be. This happens because of the nature of the historical documents, the meaning of the language or the historical context. We get more than 300 references about Lynxes. 254 of the references are related with Lynx locations. We made a proposal for evolution of Linx population from Ecohistory. Work with historical documents It ́s very important for Ecohistory and future works of Conservation Biology.


Introduction
This paper is about historical data about Lynx sp. at Spain in XIXTh century. We should understand that most of the historic documents are neither research made by biologist, nor an ecology work. Usually, data related to biology are part of a wide range of documents such as Land Laws, Economical Studies, Geography researches, Trip´s books, Dictionaries, Hunting manual, biographies, etc. Biological research was something rare before late XIXth Century. Thus, biological data in historic documents are scarce, non usual. Only in a few cases we can find a huge amount of data. Often, they are associated with economical studies and geographical studies, which are focussed in economical development. Most of them are linked with agronomic works, where animal are economical resources (Interesting for hunting in big-game, valuable fur), or a problem for economical development of livestock (Vermin). Studies of fauna or biodiversity exist, but are not usual in historical works. In this kind of works we can find description of behaviour, occasionally linked with advices about how to kill the animal. At times, there are "researches" about the usefulness of the animal in the wild. So there are descriptions about how many rats it can eat, hence is thought to be useful for peasant.
Second issue we should understand is words used to refer an animal can change throughout time. The same animal can be named differently in different areas of the same country. It could even be named in different ways in the same area. It is easy to be confussed about animal quoted in historical documents. Hence, we should know different ways to refer same animal.
Third issue is about the meaning of language, because it can change over time. Some adjectives, nouns and verbs have different meanings in XIXth century from they do today. At this work is important the name "tigre" (Actually Tiger), "gato montés" (Actually Wild cat) and adjectives as "clavo" (pin) and "atigrado" (like a Tiger). Therefore, a historic dictionary becomes an important issue in any biological study.
Fourth important subject is historical context. Wars, politics, migrations or Industrial revolution are important facts that can change our way of focussing our study. There is link between population growth, economical activities or land use that can be very important when we are studying animals or forest at historical times. Therefore, Ecohistory is our theorical reference. Nonetheless, It is useful for Natural History.
The aim of the paper is to work from ecohistory in historical documents to get data that can be useful in the management of seriously endangered felidae, Lynx pardinus. Also in management of Lynx Lynx, that is at the present extinct at Spain. Therefore, the research can be used in actual studies made by biologist because is constructive, mainly in conservation biology.

Methods
A review of bibliography is the point of departure, as it must be. After that, we made a study about different ways of naming lynx at Spain. We use historical studies, biological studies and historic dictionaries. Then, we will spend time with Historical documents. Furthermore, we increase references with other contemporary works (XIXth century works). We are studying Lynx in Spain during XIXth century. Data from medieval times or similar can creates a problem of distortion in aim of study. Works from early XX century about typical lynx areas have been read and referenced in same cases. In all historic documents we collect data about animal behaviour. We have been looking for data about extinction. Also, we made a read of data into an historical context. Historical context is given when data is interpreted.
At the end we made clarification of data of interest in management of wildlife referred to Lynx sp. recovering program.

How Lynx it´s called in vernacular way.
It´s called in different way during antiquity as shown Halna-Klein (1995): lynx at Pliny. Also chama,and rufius by the people of Gallia, lupus cerudrius, "forme du loup, les taches du pard", Also Isidorus of Seville, lincis, but related with the greek "likos" (Wolf). All references think that Lynx is a kind of wolf: Le bestiare di Ashmole; lincis, Libre du tresor and Bestiari di Brunetto Latini; lincis 2 .
Lopez Seoane (1861) remarks names as Lince vulgar (Felis Lynx), Lobo cerval, serval and tigre. He refers Martín Sarmiento, who gives the name of "tigre gallego", a "kind of gato montés that is called tigre in Galicia because of its size and its marbled fur 6 .
Antonio Luís Carrión (1875) enumerated the harmful animals of Malaga Province. There are two felidae: Catus ferus o gato salvaje, for Wildcat, and Felis pardinus (Gato clavo) for pardel lynx. The data is given in a chapter entitled "apuntes de selección artificial" 9 .
Daniel Giraud Elliot (1883) made a review of naming for felidae, as it was a general problem for zoologist at XIXth century. Lynx pardinus have a long debate about its condition as species at XIXTh century. Since its first description there were numerous authors that consider it as new specie. Elliot Gray (1842Gray ( , 1867Gray ( , 1869. Also Felis cervaria by Saunders (1869). Danford thought that animals of this specie were living at Asia Minor and Greece. Elliot tries to make the identification of felidae easier. At "Felis pardinus: the Spanish lynx" we get data like its relative frequency, the name of "gato Clavo". About the way to refers lynx, it´s relevant the naming given to Lynx rufous at XIXth century. Felis rufa, the American wild cat, Bay cat, Mountain cat, Tiger cat, lynx montanus, Chat â ventre tacheté, and others. This must be seen relates with diversity in the ways of naming lynx rather that with the existence of different species. Lynx lynx is named "the European red lynx"; Felis lynx, Felis lupulina, Felis vulpinius, Felis borealis, Felis virgata, Lyncus vulgaris. Lynx lynx was not consider Felis cervaria, as the name was given to "the Siberian lynx".
Another name given in papernews is "pardo", which is adjudjed as "Felis pardinus of Oken and Temmink". It´s said it is "el gato pardo de los viajeros y lobo cerval de los académicos" Gato cerval or Lince bayo are referenced as Felis rufa, from America. Lobo cerval is still at Pyrenees and it´s more usual in other mountainous regions. The usual lynx at Spain is called "Lince Pardo". About this animal is said "acomete menos destrozos a los rebaños... hace cruda guerra a los cervatos, cabras monteses y otros animales parecidos. Another name is referenced: pantera riojana, which have spotted fur 10 . Angel Cabrera La Torre wrote an informative tale about Felidae from Guadarrama. He says that the lynx is called lobo cerval, and lubican. Talking about "gato montés" said It hunt "mouses, birds, squirrels and... young fallow deer!". Maybe, Cabrera have got news about the killing of young fallow deer by "gato montés" and he associated the name immediately with Felis sylvestris, even if fallow deer is not an usual prey for wild cat 11 .
Official Hunting laws says that at Spain there are Lince (Felis lynx) and El gato clavo o lobo cerval (Felix pardinus), all of them in the category of big game wild animals 12 . Cabrera (1914) brings us Lobo cerval, Lince, Gato clavo, Gato cerval, Lubicán. He besides includes names in catalan as cat çerval, Loup çerver, and portugueses, Lynce, Gato cravo 13 . Valverde (1963) call the animal lynx, but he includes that "los hombres del campo le suelen llamar gato serval" 14 .
Example for Gato Montés as Lynx from Madoz can be seen at Table 4. General references which disappear in localities.
About Doñana, called in a text Oñana "Se ven en bastante número, el gato montés, el clavo y el cerval ó el lince. Este último se distingue por su magnitud, que llega á ser como la de un perro de presa-, por la hermosura de su piel rubia, manchada graciosamente de negro; por la ligereza de sus movimientos, por su astucia, y por el brillo penetrante de su ojo. Si tuviese la cola larga, podría tomarse por un hermoso tigre." 18 We can assimilate gato montes with gato clavo, and gato cerval with lince. This text show that people though that there were two kinds of lynxes in Doñana, but it was related with the colour of the fur and usual biggest size of animals with big spots as have been said by Gutierrez Alva.
It´s outstanding the article "Valentía de un cazador", in which is related how Tomaset Cascarrilla, inhabitant of Seo de Urgel, kill a "gato montes" at Castellbó the day 29 of September (1844). It was a very aggressive animal, which fought again five dogs and 18 Revista Gaditana. Periódico popular, Nº 13, 01/26/1840, Imprenta de Esteban Picardo, Cádiz, 204. It was published later as R. SÁNCHEZ, Una cacería en el Coto de Oñana. publicada por Juan Perez de Guzman y Bouza, editada por Guillermo Vázquez, Madrid, 1984Madrid, , (1841. left all of them hurt. The new is full of romanticism in its redaction. It´s said that the animal even attack the hunter, who kill the fierce using his own hands after a failed gunshot. The size was huge. "nueve palmos y medio… desde las orejas a la cola". Hence an oversized 180cm length if catalán palmo is used. It can be the reference of Madoz for Seo de Urgel at Monte Cogoll. We are sure it´s a Gato Montés that must be taken as a lynx, maybe Lynx lynx 19 . Gato montés (Actually Wild cat) used instead Lynx in Spanish is usual in historic document of America. All of them were written by Spaniard people, so they use usual word from European Spain to describe animals from America, where they found Lynxes and spotted felidae. University of Mexico dictionary of Nahuatl said that "ocotochtli should be translated as Gato Montes, Lynx roufous" 20 .
At middle XVIIIth century the concept was used for Felis silvestris and was still in use for lynx. Dictionaries of Real Academia Española de la Lengua (RAEL) made a description of felis silvestris as Gato Montés, but the same name is use for Lynx 25 Madrid, 1881, 121-123. About "la Hoya de Baza", which is a valley around Granada, local author says there is "lobo cerval, el lince... que en estos pueblos llaman Gato Clavo" Therefore all names are used for the same animal 31 .
Juan Jiménez, Miguel Clavero & Abilio Reig-Ferrer (2018) give us references about historical reports of Lynxes in northeast of Spain. We have no clear that all references should be Lynx Lynx. The present paper show that name use for Lynx were very wide, confussing and there weren´t popular diferences between both species, even the zoologist had no clear when the animal was a European Lynx or Pardel Lynx. It can be seen clearly at Elliot work about this issue. There is not relation between the name used and the animal described. There are references for Lobo cerval at Doñana. Also there are references from Cardeña-Montoro, Baza and from Extremadura. In the north, we think that Gato Montés was usual name given for Lynxes. What's more, it could be usual traslation from catalán Llop cerver. tamaño de la zorra". About its diet, It Kill "Gatos silvestres, martas, armiños y ardillas… paxaros, ciervos, gamos, liebres" 34 .
Royal Academy os Sciences of Spain (1804) said about "lobo cerval" that it just seems a wolf because of its howl", so it must be related with the discussion about if "lobo cerval" was canidae (wolf) or felidae (cat). It is said that generally "it have the size of a dog" 35 . 30 years later, It is said "El lince o lobo cerval de los manguiteros... no tiene nada de lobo" 36 .
Cook (1834) talk about lynx. He had seen animal from central Spain. Animal seems to be identical of descriptions made by Oker and Temmink Felis pardinus. He says that fur are brought to Seville, where they are sold to make jackets. He bought a good example of jacket and it was send to The Brittish Museum. He though Lynx prey mainly over rabbit and partridges. People told him about two different kind of fur, although he only saw the fur wth big spots. The vernacular name is Gato Clavo 37 .
Company, L. (1863) Lynx is taken as Felis lynx. He refers the name Loup cervier, given by "les fourreurs". We get two locations, the forest of Formiguères and Salvanère 38 .
Martínez y Reguera (1881) refers Lynx near Montoro at Los Aserraderos, which is an area near Venta del Charco, Cardeña, and not very far from Marmolejo. He add a comentary about this issue "es más parecido al gato que al lobo, como algunos zoólogos suponen" 39 .
Lynx pardinus have a long debate about its condition as species at XIXth century. Since its first description, there were noumerous authors that consider it as new specie. ELLIOT (1883) made a review of data about Felidae. Its reference about "Spanish lynx" names have been quoted before. He says "the peasants of Andalusia make jackets out of the skin". Nothing it´s said about diet, but the illustration shows the animal near two rabbits. The size, "nose to root of tail" is 31 inches, the tail 5 inches. Hence 78´74 plus 12´7 cm. Total 91´4cm. He made measurements of crane and dentition, using specimen of Brittish Museum Nº 1228b, from Andalusia.
Lynx Lynx is named "the European red lynx, Felis Lynx. It´s said "it´s rare in france". The size, "nose to root of tail" is 31 inches, the tail 9 3/4 inches. Hence 78´74 plus 24´8 cm. Total 103´4cm. The tail is the difference is size with Lynx pardinus.
Lynx lynx was not considered Felis cervaria, as the name was given to "the Siberian lynx". The size of the huge lynx was "nose to root of tail" is 31 inches, the tail 5 inches. Hence 78´74 plus 12´7 cm. Total 91´4cm. As small as pardel lynx. From historic perspective, we understand that some mistakes were done because of the places from where fur were taken by naturalist: Constantinople, a place where fur from all world were sells. It´s quoted Danford.
At 1865, It´s said that Lobo cerval is Felis Lynx. Double size of a "gato Silvestre" , exactly "dos pies and 10 inches". It´s living at Pyrenees. It attacks fawns, near adults red deer and fallow deer.
Another name given is "pardo", which is referenced as Felis pardinus of Oken and Temmink. It´s said it is "el gato pardo de los viajeros y lobo cerval de los académicos" Its referenced as inhabitant of sothern Europe and part of Asia. It´s quoted that Bori de Saint-Vincent found it at Gredos 41 .
Unknown author said at 1876 that Lobo cerval is still at Pyrenees and it´s more usual in other mountainous regions. The usual lynx at Spain is called "Lince Pardo". About this animal is said "acomete menos destrozos a los rebaños... hace cruda guerra a los cervatos, cabras monteses y otros animals parecidos". It referenced other name, pantera riojana, which have spoted fur 42 .
Francisco Antonio Elorza sends a fur of gato clavo to Mr. Samuel Widrington /Cook). It was taken at the area of Cazalla-Constantina. It´s said that It is and animal abundant in Sierra Morena Mountains 43 .
López Seoane, V. (1861) mentions Lince vulgar (Felis Lynx). He refers Villalba and San Pedro de Orazo, both in Pontevedra. Also Sierra del Courel and "otros puntos frogosos de Galicia" He quoted Martín Sarmiento, who give the name of "tigre gallego", a "kind of gato montés that is called tigre in Galicia because of its size and its marbled fur". Description and size given is between 75 and 90 cm, which is not very far from Pardel lynx as said Clavero & Delibes (2013 Of course Chapman & Buck (1910) give us data about Lynx at Doñana. General data for lynx is poor in this book. Just two animals are killed in a place were we already know there were lynxes. One of the animals was a "huge" male. The book is much more useful in other biological works, such as Ornithology.

Historiography of Historic studies about Lynx at Spain at XIXth century.
Studies about Historic distribution of Lynx sp. at Iberian peninsula started with Nores & Vazquez (1984), who were the first using Madoz and other historical authors in the study of Iberian lynx in a territory: Asturias 46 .
About ecology, Nores & Vázquez (1984) were thinking in behaviour of Lynx and absence of rabbit. So they conclude that about pardel lynx "habría que suponer a éste una autoecología bien diferente a la descrita actualmente en el área mediterránea, donde su presa básica es el conejo". They quote Moguel (1804) talking about Lynx. Afterwards NORES (1999) will explain that changes in behaviour can be because of the presence of Eurasian Lynx 47 . Nores & Vasquez (1984) refer the work "Diccionario Geográfico Histórico de España, por la Real Academia de la Historia" from the year 1802. The Asturias part was handwritten by Martínez Marina, but was not published in the Dictionary. Until now It has been preserved as a manuscript. Nores  Santo Adriano, Morcín, Lena, Langreo, Parres, Caso y Llanes, at the first place it´s said hay gran número" 48 .
Nores and Vazques explain the facts that made the Lynx an extinct animal at Asturias, where Brown bear has been preserved today because of its mountains wilderness. Nores & Vasquez thought in a dramatic decrease of lynx at early XIXth century, as they found just a reference in Madoz (Morcin). The aim of Nores study becomes to study evidences of Eurasian Lynx at northern Spain in general and its presence in Asturias in particular 49 .
Granados Corona (1987) made its Tesis, where a huge amount of data is studied in relation with climatic change, floods and vegetation, which are the main object of study. Fauna is referenced but as a poor secondary issue. This Tesis is the first work that gives us a sequence of environmental change, natural or antropics, through history in a natural reserve. The work is not the reference for studies of distribution in a wider territory. It´s focussed in Doñana territory. Even if It is not important for Lynx sp., we want to quote the work as the beginning of ecohistory, environmental history and the idea that using historical document can improve conservation biology 52 .
A. Rodríguez & M. Delibes (1990) have the reference book for Lynx at Spain and it give us the historic distribution of Lynx for 1960. Moreover, the map about Lynx pardinus distribution is quite similar with our proposal of distribution for ninetieth century so it´s a very useful work anyhow. It seems that most of extinction occurs at middle XXth century. About the present research, we can see similar pattern in the territory occupied by Lynx sp. between middle XIXth century and 1960. It´s significative the presence of Lynx in Pyrenees, Galicia, north of Aragon, and mountains such as Sistema Ibérico, Sierra de San Pedro, Sierra Morena, Sistemas Béticos and Sistema Central. The main difference is that population are isolated in XXth century, so it was critical for the survival of Lynx sp.
Maluquer i Sostres (1992) adds historical references from the end of XVIIIth century and early XIX. For this reason, we include all quotes as valid for the present paper. Localities are Alt Urgell; Castellbó, Berguedà; Espinalbert, Pallars Jussà: Saroca de Bellera, Pallars Sobirá: Tirvia, Vall d´Àneu, Vall de Aran; Arròs i Vila, Viella. Vallès occidental: La Barata (Matadepedera).Also is referenced work of Lois Company, so He has included Formiguera and Salvanera. Last ones have been quoted by us before 53 .
Castells, A. & Mayo, M. (1993) don´t give us any data about old names. Theirs researches give us information about the Lynx in the ecosystem. We use this book as reference for mammals at Spain at the end of XXth century 54 .
Zofío & Vega (2000) provide us data about use of Lynx fur at XIXth century. Brehm said Lynx fur was very valuable for same country people. At early XXth century, 500 lynx furs were sold at Spain each year 55 .
Gragera Diaz (2000) includes data for Lynx at Extremadura during historic times. He takes account of data from Madoz at the town of Azuaga. He doesn´t talk about the reference in Sierra de San Pedro, but include the area with data from earlier centuries. He made mention of Lynxes around boundaries of Extremadura, such as Candeleda (Ávila), Aroche, Cumbres de San Bartolomé, (Huelva) and Agudo (Ciudad Real). The references for Montes de Toledo around Villuercas-Ibores are very relevant 56 . (2003) made the historical study for Gorbeia Mountains, which are between Vizcaya y Alava 57 . This author refers names used for lynx in northern Spain, mainly around Navarra and País Vasco. For XVIth and XVIIIth century they add names as Tigre, tiguere, onza, gato cerval, leopardo. They explain that Nores and Vasquez don't localize the word "lynx" before XIXth century because of the Science development at this moment. They collect data for XVI and XVIII century. We won´t use most of these data as we work in XIXth century. At anycase we sould say that animals were quite big, and they were quoted at 1572 Bernedo, "gato cerbal", 1572 Santa Cruz de Campezo, "gato cerbal", 1597, Arrázola (Álava) "onza" at "peñas de Etxagüen de Aramayona". From this moment tiger is the usual name for Lynx, as 1762, "tigre de Arno", en Motriko 1776, monte Aránzazu, Idiazabal, 1782 Lizarza (Guipúzcoa). There is a reference as Leopard from 1777 Lizarza. More data for tiger (Lynx sp.) came from XVIII century at sierras de Cantabria, Toloño, montes de Izquiz y Gorbeia. Author found a historical document for Gorbeia: "Decretos y ordenanzas que este Valle de Zuia pone para el gobierno cristiano y político de los vecinos, moradores y habitantes en el año de 1758". Here, fur of tiger (Lynx) is as expensive as a fur of bear 58 .

Fernández, Ruíz de Azua & Tejado
These authors already work with archaeozoology. There is much Quaternary evidence along Pleistocene for Lynx pardinus and lynx lynx. We prefer to focus the data for Holocene. At Pleistocene, Spain have animals like leopard, hyena, elephant, lion, rhinoceros and a large list of fauna that can´t be replaced easily in Europe 59 . (2003) give us the following data: "At Diccionario geográfico histórico de España (Real Academia de la Historia, 1802) se cita para Gorbeia la presencia de cuando en cuando de algunos "pequeños tigres y otras fieras no comunes en el país", referencia copiada por Miñano (1826) en los mismos términos". We get few new location of Lynx sp. that have been quoted at this paper. Fernández, Ruíz de Azua & Tejado (2003) add "La Junta General de Vizcaya decretó en 1818 suprimir las gratificaciones por captura de zorros, pero continuar con "las designadas a cazadores de osos, lobos, y lobos cervales, que vulgarmente se llaman tigres", ratificándose además en estos extremos en 1841" 60 . They use Madoz work. They concludes that "Madoz… "cita en Orozko la caza de "tigres pequeños... y en el caso de Gorbeia la aparición de vez en cuando de algunas onzas o pequeños tigres". There are not references of Lobo cerval for Navarra and about Lynx at Pyrenees. Also there are no references 58 Idem,[69][70]69. 60 Ibidem about Gato Montes as Lynx. Authors, quoting Olavarría, 1951 says that "En 1862, la Provincia de Álava ...abatir en tiempo de nieve, entre otros animales dañinos, "algún tigre que se ha visto". Authors give data about prize payment disappearing at early XIXth century. They give us references as the last payment at Barambio in 1801 and from Urcabustaiz from 1803. 61 Other references are given at Sierra Elguea (1815) 62 , Trucíos (1815 y 1816) 63 . Authors add reference of Gorosabel (1899) for kill of Lynx at 1820 in Guipúzcoa. They understand there is a mistake in the reference of last Lynx for 1837, because they have data for another Lynx at Villanañe, Álava, sometime around 1919 64 .
Cassola (1855) call it Lince. He said they are bigger than Lynx from other areas because it has the same size that a "perro perdiguero". Gutierrez  says that author shows presence of Lynx at Baza Mountains. No pages are quoted, so we include it. Later, we will show other references for this area from newspaper which are older in time 67 .
Author quoted other references between 1870 and 1880 from Granada province: Marquesado del Cenete, Sierras de Guadix, Lopera y Yerena. He aswell made menction of an isolated lynx that was killed at San Roque (Cadiz province) at 1913 68 . He also reviews the work of Collantes de Teheran. Here we think reference for Gato Montes at Moron should be taken as presence of Lynx. It´s said "bigger vermin at Moron are wolf and gato montés" 69 .
Gutiérrez Alva (2007) includes local data such as "Premios a los matadores de animales dañinos" from Calañas (Huelva), were Lynx appear somewhere between 1818-1861. He quoted absence of Lynx at two great works "Apuntes relativos a la aparición y extinción de animales dañinos en las provincias del Reino. 1855-1859. (Ministerio de Fomento 1861)". And also, no lynxs at "Animales dañinos extinguidos en la Península é islas adyacentes, por los cuales se abonaron premios durante el año 1864 (Junta General de Estadística1865)". We think that Gato Montés should be lynx sp. in same condition we said before. Boy (1840) gives us key issues to understand the problem. We read "Lince: Se conoce como lobo cerval o cervario" 70 . Author gives us data about price of a Lynx fur and the conection between Lynx fur and peleteries industry. It was used for manguito dress, in France and other for other clothes in Turkey. Longest hairs, clearest and well-spotted fur were better valued.
The fur cost was 10-12 turkis piaster. Between 1844 and 1885, each peaster was valued in equivalence of gold, exactly 6´6 g. of gold each one. That means that a Lynx fur price was 66g. -79´2 g. of gold. 100 Spanish pesetas was 32´25g. of gold. So, a Lynx fur can be selled near 200-250 pesetas. Spanish price for vernin at 1834 was 20 reales if was a Lynx, hence the fur was valued in 5 pesetas. This can help to understand why Lynx are scarce, except the less spotted fur, that we think was widely known as gato montes. Even this one is not as common as it must be. BOY (1840) says that Spanish lynx furs were selled in France 71 .
When Gutiérrez Alva (2007) studied Dictionary of Madoz, he found lynx at Cumbres de San Bartolomé, Aroche, Bollullos, Hinojos, and Almonte. Gutierrez Alva argues that there are no more Lynx references at Madoz, "maybe because of the informer". We believe He is right. Furthermore, he made mention of El Almendro, where he found relevant the existence of "other animals which are kinds of gato montes". It should be related with Lynxes. We have other quotes. Another work used by him is Tomas Lopez Dictionary where we can read "Gatos clavos, gatos cervales ... in these mountains" (Sierra Morena, Huelva).
Author read a keystone work for identify lynx at historic documents. "Una cacería en el coto oñana", written by Rafael Sánchez (1841). Work was quoted as Sánchez 1994, because he used a reedition. He uses the book for refer Lynx at Doñana. The words of Sanchez "se ven en bastante número el gato montés, el clavo y el cerval ó el lince". That sentence can be understood in the following way: Are seen in great number gato montés, (called)... clavo (¿Small spoted?) and (gato) Cerval or Lynx (¿Greater spoted animal?). Another reading could be a different animal for each one, but it is impossible at Doñana, where we are sure that all of them are the same species. Gato clavo, gato serval 71 J. BOY,Diccionario teórico,práctico…,677. and lince are widely recognised as the same animal, hence, Lynx pardinus. It´s like this because He is talking about Doñana at 1840 72 . About the original, Doñana is called in the text Oñana. Full reference is "Se ven en bastante número, el gato montés, el clavo y el cerval ó el lince. Este último se distingue por su magnitud, que llega á ser como la de un perro de presa, por la hermosura de su piel rubia, manchada graciosamente de negro; por la ligereza de sus movimientos, por su astucia, y por el brillo penetrante de su ojo. Si tuviese la cola larga, podría tomarse por un hermoso tigre" 73 . This text show that people though that there were two kinds of Lynxes in Spain, but usually it was related with the color of the fur and usual bigest size of animals with big spots.
Fray Juan Ruiz bestows Hinojosa del Duque, in Cordoba mountains at the year 1922. We read "del orden fieras, al lobo, zorra y gato montés; algún oso menor o tejón y más frecuentemente a urones, ginetas, fuinas y alguna otra alimaña" 74 . Gato Montés here could be taken as Lynx, because of the use of " ; " that makes a group of fierces.
In La Rioja, C. Zaldívar Ezquerro & J. L. Gómez de Francisco (2008) provide quotes for late XIXTh century at Sierra del Moncayo, and for early XXth century at Sierra de Madero y Laguna de Cameros. They add a new name, "lobo corbato". They reference last lynx of Alava for 1834 is not correct. We quoted before the reference of Fernandez Villanañe, Álava, sometime around 1919 77 .
Galicia has old references by Lopez Seoane (1861), and older references by Martín Sarmiento. These have been quoted before. There is an earlier mention of Lynx in Ancares of Lugo in 1987, en Castillo de Loiras, en Valle de Vilarello. We wish to include this reference because we found a possible reference at Madoz in a close area at Santa María do Casaio, which have no sense as an isolated quote 78 .
Casas-Marce, M., Revilla, E., Fernandes, M., Rodríguez, A., Delibes, M., Godoy, J. A. (2012). Give a set of data very interesting for this paper, as they positioned Lynx pardinus from fur and naturalized animals placed in museum or private collection. We just know that there are near 40 animals from XIXth century until middle XXth century. Dadly, she doesn´t give exact locations of them year by year, so we can´t have data for a XIXTh century study. We found their method as a very innovative way to determinates the kind of lynx which were inhabitant in each place 79 .
Ciudad Real province is studied in a work by Jose María de la Fuente y Morales. (1926)(1927) Data came from XIX century and early XX. Lynxes are quoted as Lynx pardinus, L. pardellus, L. Pardinus, Lobo cerval, gato clavo, gato cerval. Linxes are located at Almodovar del Campo and around it (La Viñuela, El Retamar, Calero Colection at Villarubia and Valdepeñas, Sierra Morena and Fontanosas (Finca El Peñón, 1914). Last one had a weigth of 16.500 g and a total size of 1,80 m. "Usual lynx´s foods" are "Young deers, wild boar, hare and partridges". Author says that lynx fur is very valuable because It is used in fashionable dresses 80 .
We have usual data about Lynx sp. predating over young deer, fallow deer, roe deer and livestocks. It gives us facts for the theory of "lost behaviour"and "indirect genethical selection". We understand that the most aggressive Iberian lynx preyed on ungulates, even on livestock. Hence they were persecuted because of this. The smaller, fearful, less aggressive Iberian lynx weren´t hunted with the same intensity. We have this idea from the work of Guy Monfort (1954) where It´s said that Lynx must be killed in Doñana when they attack young fallow deer. Over time, lynx size and agressivity could decrease 81 .
We gave references for France of Lynx pardinus at Formiguères and Salvanère 82 . There is another reference about Iberian Lynx at 1962 (Macizo de Carnigou) and European Lynx at 1917 at Macizo de la Neouvielle 83 . Clavero, M. and Delibes M (2013) makes a huge work, in the same way that the work we were carring out in our Tesis. They get historical data, looking for to improve the environmental management. They get data from XVITh century to early XXTh century. Most of references at Miñano and Madoz are in this work. They get 154 references "pre 1900". Author found a huge number of historical researches at Vasque Country and Asturias. They also studied several authors that have referenced in our work, such as Seoane, Nores, J.M. Fernández. N. Ruiz de Azua, C. Tejado or Gutiérrez Alba. They have no data for Gato Montés, and other of our references from XIXth century, as are not in referenced studies, they are not quoted. We work with bibliography and directly with historical documents. Therefore, we get new data, which give sense to present paper. We try to prove that is not aprópiate to do a map of distribution of animals using long historical period. This is becacause of the number of animals could change a lot during different historical periods, as It seem to have been happens. Another issue is that we don´t think that there is relation between names and species. Names are related with the person who is writting. Furthermore, these biologists think environmental condition in northen Spain are better for Lynx Lynx. We get data about Lynx Lynx at Panticosa (1840) and Neouvielle (1919) at central Pyrenees, where Linx pardinus was quoted at eastern areas (1968). A conservation biology program using both species of linxes could be studied. Maybe It could be interesting for Lynx pardinus when "problem animal" are detected, because Lynx pardinus seem to be bigger and more aggressive during XIXTh century. Also, Lynx have been bringing under a huge pressure when they attack livestock or Fallow deer, as happens at Doñana. Anyway, today, Lynx pardinus have a diet based on rabit. In addition, Lynx lynx is a key specie in oceanic forest of Europe so It must be reintroduced where It disappeared due to human action (Cornisa cantábrica and Pyrenees) 84 .
We whish these authors include new references from this paper in their future research. Thus, our aim is to complement this biological research from the point of view of a historian. We tray to help in ecological management as much as we can. We wish to collaborate in conservation programs for Linx sp. (2018) increased the quotes looking for new locations of Lynx from North East and East of Spain. As we are looking for data for XIXTh century, we can not use all the research. There are references that we hadn´t, such as Fredes (Castellón, 1888. It´s said "tigre"). Another references from Catalonia could had been studied before by Maluquer i Sostres, J. 1992. References about biological data are very innovative. Northen Iberian Lynx are explained as erratic animals. They also talk about hybridization of Lynx Lynx and Lynx pardinus. Data from that paper are near references of Gato Montés from Madoz.

Jiménez, Clavero & Reig-Ferrer
We think that historic studies should be done in a limited time. Imagine that in the future we have a map with references of Lynx at Spain during XXth and XXIth century. The map will show a wide distribution of Lynx, and we already know that Lynx pardinus was near extinction for long time. This is why we prefer to study Lynx sp. at XIXth century, in a geographical limit and a determined historical context. In other hand, we show at present paper that names are not enough to make diference of lynx species in historical documents 85 .

Data from Newspapers.
Historic newspapers are a key issue in presen paper. We get this locations, dates and names used for Lynxes: Baza Mountains About "la Hoya de Baza", which is a valley around Granada, Author referred L. A. Said that in the area there is "lobo cerval, el lince... que en estos pueblos llaman Gato Clavo... mayor que un perro perdiguero". We should remember that a Spanish pointer dog from early XIXTh century was around 66 cm high. Today this dog is much more bigger 87 . 85 J. JIMÉNEZ, M. CLAVERO, & A. REIG-FERRER, New old news on the "Lobo cerval" (Lynx lynx?) in NE Spain/ Nuevas referencias antiguas sobre el lobo cerval (¿Lynx lynx?) en el NE de España. Galemys, 30, 2018, 31-36. 86 Its a resume of Seoane work at Diario de Pontevedra, 07/1865, so we always refer the original of Seoane (1861). 87 La Alhambra. Periodico de ciencias, literatura y bellas artes. Serie 2, Tomo VI, nº 2, 1840, 33. In 1777, an alive young Lynx was brought from Pyrenees to Madrid, "Se regaló al rey por el Vizconde de Carbonieres, y se llevó a la Casa de Fieras de Madrid" 88 .
Francisco Antonio Elorza send a fur of gato clavo to Mr. Samuel Widrington/Cook). It was taken at the area of Cazalla-Constantina. It´s said that It is and animal abundant in Sierra Morena Mountains 92 .
Its relevan the article "Valentía de un cazador", in which is related how Tomaset Cascarrilla, inhabitant of Seo de Urgel, kills a "gato montes" at Castellbó the day 29 of September (1844). We are sure it must be taken as a Lynx 93 .
It´s referenced a spectacle named "Fiars fight" between a "lobo cerval" and several mastiff dogs. Hence, Lynx sp. could be moved by humans from northen places to southern territories and vice versa 94 .
Papernews from 1865 said that Lobo cerval is Felis Lynx. It´s living at Pyrenees. It´s said that Bori de Saint-Vincent found a Felis pardinus at Gredos 96 .
At 1876, it´s said that Lobo cerval is still at Pyrenees, and it´s more usual in other mountainous regions. The usual lynx at Spain is called "Lince Pardo". About this animal is said "acomete menos destrozos a los rebaños... hace cruda Guerra a los cervatos, cabras monteses y otros animals parecidos. It referenced other name, pantera riojana, which have spoted fur 97 . marks in the back. It´s supposed to be a Lobo cerval or Lince, "de la familia de los felis o gatos" 101 .
Lynx´s size was measured as big game trophy. Animal dead have back legs tied from a stick placed high. Animal is extended and front legs give us maximum size. Hence we can get 1´80cm animals. Lynx´s size is compared with dogs. They were much smaller at XIXth century. Perdiguero español and Perro de presa were near 62-68 cm.

Remains from archaeological sites.
All reference for Lynx sp at southern Iberia during Holocene are for Lynx pardinus. It occurs at Los Millares (Almeria) 102 , Los Castillejos (Granada) 103 , Carcaixent (Valencia) 104 , even in Nasri sites (XIVth century) at Antequera 105 . Special mention should be done for the work of Benito, from 2017, as it shows a relatively important rol of lynx as a totemic specie. There is a significant use of Lynx bones related to tool making and decorative elements. Teeth are used as an ornament. His work shows the use of Lynx Lynx at northern Spain and Lynx pardinus at southern Spain and Portugal 106 . We can gather a huge set of data, but is not our aim. We use data from bibliography. It shows that Lynx lynx and Lynx pardinus were living at same places (Northern Spain) during long time. Lynx pardinus is supposed to have wider distribution, even in France, during hot stages. At glatial stage, it can be placed to Southern Iberian Peninsula. It have been proved that around Gibraltar Strait there was an ecological refuge from middle Pleistocene even during glacial stages 107 .
Holocene remains of southern archaeological sites are linked with Lynx pardinus, hence we have been looking for bibliography about coexistence of Lynx lynx and Lynx pardinus during Holocene. We found data from northern Spain at the work Rodríguez Varela et alii 2016 108 .

New data about lynx from Historical Dictionaries from XIXth century.
We use three works that are key sources for environmental studies os Spain during XIXTh century. First one, Real Academia de la Historia (1802) give us 18 references of felidae that may well be Lynx sp. 111 .
Second one, , where we find 39 references for felidae, 36 could be Lynx sp. 112 .
The last one, but first in relevance, is usually called Diccionario Madoz. Madoz, (1845). Here we find 73 references, all of them, but three, could be Lynx sp. Just in Dictionaries we have got 124 quotes about Lynx sp. 113 .
Some of the data are not new. They have been referenced in bibliography shown before. Anyway, here we add references that are not in bibliography. It happens with usual names (Lince, lobo cerval, gato cerval, tigre...) and non usual in bibliography, meanly gato montés.
Data for dictionaries are resumed in tables.  Table 3).

Ecohistory: how to improbe knowledge about Lynx s. at Spain.
Historical studies should be taken with three key issues. First one, it must be placed in a geographical territory. Second one, it must be done in a defined space of time. Third one, data have no sense without historical context.
Density of data in a region is related with number of academical research, knowledge of inhabitants, aim of academical studies, etc. Jaén, where Lynx have strongest population today, have no data from historical times, hence Information is scarced. Data about environment is a key issue for biology of conservation. Madoz and Miñano give us data about the forest and human activities in the area. Maybe It´s a key issue for future studies. We sould understand what happened in the environment where Lynx was living and today It´s extinct.
About Lynx´s preys, historical data demonstrate there are environmental changes in northen región. Red deer was extremely rare. Even if there were Red deer, usual size was much smaller than today. Before the law of Isabel II, was very unusual the management of forest for increase Big Game Prizes. This is why the size of animals have been increased again and again from early XXTh century. Red deer and Wild boar seems to be much more usual today than at the end of XIXth century. Roe deer was widely decreased, and Capra pirenaica and most of the Chamois population becames extinct in several areas. There are huge changes in landscape and human activities in northen areas describes in Miñano, and Madoz. Also, there are places where actual environment is better preserved today than in Madoz times. Other Issue is decreasing of sheep and goats. Martinez Reguera says that at 1870 Spain have around 22500000 sheeps and 4500000 goats. Today, there are 15800000 sheeps and 2800000 goats.
We have no data about the ecology of Lynx and Wolf living in the same area. It was the usual issue at XIXth century Spain, even in the southern región of Andalusia and Extremadura. The northen forest were the home of Brown bear, Iberian Wolf and Lynx Sp. (Lynx Lynx and Lynx pardinus). Most of references of Lynx are connected with Wolf.
The name used for design Lynx is linked with, in one hand, the studies of the writter, and in the other hand, with regional designation for the animal, which are sometimes very located. We don´t have data that give us doubtless quotes about what kind of lynx is referenced. Even zoologist from XIXTh century have confusing information. Differences between Lynx Lynx and Lynx pardinus were not widely recognized. It happens in Elliot, Cabrera, or Seoane.
Each school of Biology use to have a focus of studies. Aragon naturalists were a huge acount of cientific researchers that were working at issues as American fauna or, mainly, in botanic research. It´s clear there is absence of data about Lynx sp. for Aragon. Also, It is obvious that numbers of botanical researches from Aragón are huge if they are compared with other territories. (Monserrat Recover, Pedro. 1980). Perhaps, nobody studied the Lynx at Aragón. Maybe, animals were very scarce since the beginning XVIIth century due to harassment made by furriers from Zaragoza 114 .
Historical documents can provide us with data to stablish periods of regression or increase in fauna population. The reference is the paper of Molinier& Molinier -Meyer, (1981). We can see how the wolves decrease at1790-1801, there was a huge 114 P. MONSERRAT RECOVER, Estado Actual de los studios sobre flora de Aragón, In Flora y fauna aragonesas, II Jornadas sobre el estado actual de los estudios sobre Aragón, Huesca, 19-21 Diciembre 1979, Vol. II, Zaragoza, 1980 increase between 1809-1818, wich is related with the Napoleonic wars. Also, the model of "border effect", in the text is called "fenomene frontier" that increased the number of wolf in this kind of territories of France, where human pressure was lower and livestocks were usual economical activity. It could be useful for studies about Lynx at Spain 115 .
We can do the following proposal of size of Lynx population in Spain over time from XIVTh century, according with historical context: Graphic 1. Relative abundance of Lynx 1350-2020 at Spain.
Abundance of Lynxes can be studied in historical context of each period. Therefore, we don´t have absolute number of individuals, but we can say if social conditions and environment was good or bad for Lynx sp´population.
First stage; clear blue. It shows potential growth of population of Linx sp at XIVTh century. At this time human population decressed because of the Bubonic Plague, climatic changes decressed peasants because of the famine. Losses of crops were usual, so most of population migrates to urban centers. Hence, environmental condition becomes better, human pressure decreased and forest was enlarged widely. The territory were full of borderlines, were forest and "dehesa" were usual economical activities. Livestocks were prevalent. A huge number of sheep was widely distribute in Castille because of the action of "Honrado Consejo de la Mesta". The long movement of this livestock cross Spain from Extremadura to Asturias. It could be a key issue to understand presence on Lynx sp. at Northen mountains.
Second stage is marked in black. From 1400 to 1600. There is a progressive decrease in Lynx population, even at the point of a near extinction situation. It can be related with increasing of population and farming activities, mainly since 1492, which is the end of war against Kingdom of Granada. For this reason, deforestation and human pressure were increased. Borderline disappeared at this time in most of territory. There was direct harassment of Lynxes due to the value of its fur. Furs of Lynxes were widely selled in Zaragoza in XVth century. It can be useful to understand smaller abundance of Lynx sp. in Ebro basin and Aragon. XVIth century becames the stage were Lynx fur became an extraordinary valuable object. There are huge number of portrait from XVIth century, where kings and aristocracy people are wearing Lynx fur clothes.We think there were a huge pursuit of Lynxes and it could explains why Lynx is very scarce in XVIIth century 116 .
Third stage is marked in orange. From 1600 to 1850. Its a period that begins with another climate crisis for farmers. Furthermore, the Spanish Empire put pressure on the population, as it was fighting in sucessive wars around the world. Human population declined or growth slows. Wars occur in the Iberian Península, mainly at 1700-1705, Napoleonic wars (Spanish Independence war 1808-1814). Revolutionary Period (1820-1823) and Carlist wars through XIXth century, mainly the periods 1833-1840, 1846-1849, 1872-1875. Hence, the field becomes a dangerous place, and the farmer activities decreased during war stages. In this context, Lynxes could increase, as It happens in France with the wolf. At XVIIIth century farmland increased, but at the beginning it could be beneficial for Lynx sp because ecosystem was enriched with mosaic-like landscapes. Lynx references progressively increased trough this stage. They are very scarce at XVIIth century, frecuent for XVIIIth century and much more usual by the end of this century and the beginning of XIXth century.
Fouth stage is marked in dark blue. From 1850 to 1900. It shows a huge decreased in Lynx population. It was the stage of development of Industrial Revolution in Spain. Railways were widely spread troug territory. Minnig of coal and Iron, siderurgy and farming change all territories in the north. Southern region around Huelva, Almeria y Murcia were huge mining centres. Villages becames towns in Asturias, Cantabria and Vasque Country. In the coast, towns becames cities. Population growth a lot near industrial areas. Inland territories lost habitants. Deforestation was increased as have never seen th country before. Public lands were sell by "desamortizaciones", so a huge number of dehesa and forest becames agricultural land.
Later periods for XXth century are well known, so we don´t include it in our analizes.

Conclusions
Historical data about animal need a collaborative work between historians and biologist. Research from biologist can be unable to find data from historical documents. Biological research made by historian could have big mistakes about Ecology. In any case, biologist has done most of historical researches about fauna. Historians with a good knowledge of ecology are a needing. The data should be focuses from de Ecohistory, which works with a mixture of Geography, History, Archaeology and Ecology.
Method for historic studies of fauna can be taken from our paper. We made research using Laws, Journals, Administrative documents, local data from Actas plenarias, Prices, Trip books, ancient Environmental works, Dictionaries, Geographical research, biological resear, papernews, archaeological research, etc.
We get more than 300 references for Lynx, near 110 references in bibliography and old paper news, 124 references from historic dictionaries, 24 references from archaeological remains from Holocene. Hence 254 are references for Lynx presence, Around 200 just for XIXth century. Figure 1. Lynx references by name and sources. Repeat locatios are omitted. Also Newspaper data, that is prepared for a future paper. Lines are around areas where documents say there are Lynxes, as Pirenees.
We find a concentration of data in Vasque Country, as Clavero and Delibes have done before. Also there are concentration at Cantabria, Asturias and a few places of Andalusia, as Doñana, Aracena mountains, Granada and Cordoba. Granada seems to be a refuge of Lynx quite bad known. It´s unusual the scarce references at Tajus basin. We though that Toledo and Caceres should have the core of references but It doesn´t happens. We understand that It is linked with no biological studies in these areas. Pyrenees habe a lot of references, but not too much references from XIXthcentury. We think that It´s used Gato montes widely in this mountains. Pre-Pyrenees seems to be a good place for Lynx sp.
About names, the wider number is in Vasque Country. It´s a place where several names are used, but It is the place where "tigre" is most used. At Cantabria, absence of data shoul be taken as consecuence of no admission of Gato montes for Lynx. This word is widely used. Lince occurs in Cantabria at early XXth century at Valle de Buelna. Consequently, Lynxes of northen Spain were located from Galicia to Catalonia. Asturias has a general use of Lobo cerval and frequent use of Gato Montés. Dictionaries give us reference of Lubican just in Galicia. We show several references for this area, with lobo cerval and Gato Montés. Gato cerval and Gato Clavo are usual in Andalusia, but it occurs in Comunitat Valenciana and even in Vasque country. We should remember older references at this territory, from 1572 Bernedo, "gato cerbal", 1572 Santa Cruz de Campezo, "gato cerbal", 1597.
Lobo cerval occurs from north to south. Also it happens with Lince. So differences in naming are not relates with species, but with the writer. La Compañía Guipuzcuana de Caracas is the origin of La Compañía de Filipinas. Last one have "privilegios/ monopoly" of trade with Nueva España, today Mexico and United States. These two institutions for trade have deep root in the north, and It could be linked with the export of the name "Gato Montes" for "Lynx rufus" to america. It´s a non native designation for lynx. It must be related with northen Spaniards. In addition, It could explain use of word "Tigre" for the spotted felidae, which is an Americanism brang by "indianos". Nores understood Tiguer is a word that came from America. We think he is right.
Every so often Lynx is quoted in different ways. Occasionally in administrative divitions: (Provinces of Sevilla, Guipúzcoa, Córdoba, Málaga, Zamora, Segovia, old kingdom of Navarre, etc.). Also it is refered in "partido judicial" (de Almadén, partido judicial de Motril) and others in a region or mountainous feature. (Sierra Morena, Encartaciones, Hoya de Baza, Pyrenees, Gredos). There are no data for long extensions as Duero basin and south of Aragón.  (Gato cerval, 1910), Guadarrama (Lince, 1904, ¿Gato Montés? 1904 We think that our work could be useful in conservative biology. Numerous of new location of Lynx have been quoted. Data about ecology have been collected. Some of the references came from northern Spain, where historical documents made no differences between Lynx Lynx and Lynx pardinus. Size and wheigth could be a help. Both species could be living in these territories, if we use archaeological data.
Maybe, we should take as true that there was a more aggressive behaviour of Lynx 200 years ago. Human have kill these aggressive animals, as could happen in Doñana. We have data that say that owners of Doñana kill most aggressive lynx. When Lynx kill young Fallow deer, there were hunts to kill that lynx 118 .
Information that we have now for Lynx behaviour and ecology, can be different from It behaviour and ecology at XIXTh century. It also happens with environment linked with Lynx. 50 years ago, most of Lynxes at Spain were placed at Doñana, a lowland plain with pine trees forest, same Quercus suber and a huge wetland. Most of data we get tell us abou middle mountains with mixed forest. There are different ecosystem that make us to think about Lynxes in high mountains with coniferous forest near Quercus rotundifolia of northen areas (Ataun, Urdalaitz, Arno-Aranerreka, Urola, Anduts..). Most of quotes came from livestock areas. It usual Agropastoral system of Dehesa linked with Quercus suber or Quercus rotundifolia. The main difference between the historic study and actual data is that Lynx were living at places where rabbits were not abundant. At these northen areas there were hares and roe deer, and sometimes fallow deer. Many references about lynxes are connect with quotes of Wolf. Actually, we have no data about this ecosystem in Spain. Sometimes Linx is quoted alone. It can be related with reduced number of wolf and with value given to Felidae as a Big Game Trophy. It happens in Galicia, Sierra de San Pedro (Caceres), province of Segovia and Cordoba. 118 G. MONFORT, Retrato de una tierra…, 142. Picture of Don Mauricio Gonzaleswith a death lynx. We can read "algunos de estos animales deben de ser eliminados cuando matan demasiados gabatos". The idea is repeated in picture of a Young fallow deer at page 123. We can read "Por desgracia, los linces matan muchos en mayo y junio." About aggressive animals, Garrote, G. et alii 2013 made the first study about aggressive behaviour, non usual in Iberian lynx 119 . They said that conflict with farmers appear in Andujar-Cardeña, where Lynx increased because of conservation program. There were 31 attacks on birds (Chiken, Turkey, doves) and 9 attacks on lambs.
They refer the Linell theory of "problem animal", that explains that most of the attacks on livestock are related with isolated animal that develops unusual behaviour. A single individual radio tracked made six attacks. A total of "seven different Iberian lynx (four adult males, two subadult males, and one subadult female) were identified attacking coops. These individuals could be identified by means of radio tracking, photo trapping, or direct observation inside the coops".
Historical data show that there is indirect selection on animal behaviour made by humans. Where lynx attacks livestock animals, they were pursued until they were eliminated. In Doñana, when lynx attacked young fallow deer or red deer, the owner started hunting in the area for kill the "guilty" Lynx. Most aggressive animals were disappeared. Studies on Lynx behaviour were impossible to be taken out of natural reserve of Doñana where owners made a selective execution. Just rabbit eater animals were admitted. and lynx pardinus at the same period. Doubtless, Pyrenees and Picos de Europa are excellent location for Lynx Lynx.
We understand that XIXth century data about lynx can be used in diversification of conservation strategies. Agressive animals can be placed in northen areas, where big sized preys are more frequent and lynx was widely distributed. Reintroduction centres for Iberian Lynx can work at Huesca, Lleida or Asturias. Another historical area is Galicia-Leon. Agressive individuals will be increased on hunting of Capreolus capreolus, Dama dama and Ovis egmelini. Even Rupicapra pirenaica and Capra pyrenaica can be taken as preys. It seems that it was usual at XIXth century, but not today. Most of Lynx pardinus have dependence of rabbit. No studies have been done yet. It is in biological work as DELIBES, M., RODRIGUEZ, A., and FERRERAS, P. (2000) said that "Rabbits consistently account for 80-100% of the consumed biomass in the lynx diet…. Other vertebrates, including rodents, European hare (Lepus granatensis), red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa), ducks, and geese (Anser anser) can be regularly killed and eaten in some areas and/or seasons, but they always contribute little to the lynx diet. Several ungulate species can occasionally be taken, especially in winter. Ungulate prey includes juvenile red (Cervus elaphus) and fallow deer (Dama dama), and mouflon (Ovis musimon). Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) has not been reported as a prey, perhaps just because it is absent in the areas where the lynx diet has been studied" 120 .
Anyway, there is reference of ungulates predation. In Delibes de Castro, M. (1980)

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Reference/ year Gato Clavo ("Pin" cat) "kin of Gato Montés" RAEL 1803 "Also called Serval cat. Kind of cat which tail is near 35cm long. It has wide head with long hair around the face. Soft, grey, short fur, with a lot of black spots which bécame ring at the tail. It lives at central and southern Spain. It climbs the tres and is a danger vermin. Fur is valuable for clothes.

RAEL 1914
Tigre. Tiger (Jaguar) "cuadruped, cat shaped, much bigger and faster than it. Lyon like claws, long tail, yellow eyes, great mandibles. It fur is full of different colour spots.
All dictionaries RAEL from XVIIIth/ XIXth century but 1899 dictionary. From 1898, Tiger is used for Panthera tigris, not for Jaguar. Lobo cerval (deer wolf) "Very dangerous vermin" "good sigh" "spotted skin beast" "Also called Lynx. It´s called Wolf but it seems more like a cat" "spotted skin beast" RAEL 1729

RAEL 1822
Lynx "quadruped animal also called lobo cerbal. It´s not as strong as a wolf but it a few similar. It fur looks like Tiger fur because it is full of spots. It has a great sawn. Lynx"