Национальный парк Банф. Образы природы - Рысь в Дир-Лодж. [Parks Canada].

March 2013 - This video was captured when conservation officer, Alex Taylor, responded to a call from Deer Lodge near Lake Louse in Banff National Park. Upon arriving, he found a female lynx apparently transfixed by her own reflection in a basement window. We speculate the lynx thought that her reflection was another animal posing a possible threat to her kitten, so she stayed to keep an eye on it. Alex observed to ensure mother and kitten avoided the road and parking lot until they reunited. This has been a special winter for normally reclusive lynx. We can’t be certain, but we think they have been more conspicuous while taking advantage of a cyclical rise in the local snowshoe hare population. A big thank you to Deer Lodge for securing the area and helping guests observe from a safe distance. Photo comparisons suggest that this is the same pair we saw a few weeks ago near the highway.