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Iberian lynx

Iberian lynx From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iberian lynx Conservation status Endangered  ( IUCN 3.1 ) [1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Feliformia Family: Felidae Genus: Lynx Species: L. pardinus Binomial name Lynx pardinus ( Temminck , 1827) 1980 range map The  Iberian lynx  ( Lynx pardinus ) is a wild  cat  species native to the  Iberian Peninsula  in southwestern Europe that is listed as  Endangered  on the  IUCN Red List . [1]  It preys almost exclusively on the  European rabbit . [2]  In the 20th century, the Iberian lynx population declined because of sharp declines in rabbit populations, caused by  myxomatosis ,  rabbit haemorrhagic disease  and overhunting, fragmentation of grassland and forest habitats and  poaching . [3] By the turn of the 21st century, the Iberian lynx was on the verge of extinction, as only about 100 individuals survived in two isolated sub

Animal Rights in Islam: Examples of the Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) Mercy Towards Animals

Example 1 Following three narrations are all on the same topic. 1)  Ibn ‘Abbas reported Allah’s Messenger (s) having said: “ Do not make anything having a soul as a target .” (Muslim) 2) Ibn ‘Umar happened to pass by some young men of the (tribe of) Quraish who had tied a bird (and made it a target) at which they had been shooting arrows.  Every arrow that they missed came into the possession of the owner of the bird.  No sooner did they see Ibn ‘Umar, they went away. Thereupon, Ibn ‘Umar said: “Who has done this? Allah has cursed him who does this. The Messenger of Allah cursed those who take anything that has a soul as a shooting target.” (Muslim) 3)  Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: He entered upon Yahya bin Sa`id while one of Yahya’s sons was aiming at a hen after tying it.  Ibn `Umar walked to it and untied it. Then he brought it and said. “Prevent your boys from tying the birds for the sake of killing them, as I have heard the Prophet (s) forbidding the killing of an animal or ot