| causes of mortality in reintroduced eurasian lynx in switzerland. | seventy-two lynx, found dead in the swiss alps and the jura mountains (switzerland) from 1987-99, were evaluated to determine the cause of death. seventy-two per cent (52/72) of all animals died because of noninfectious diseases or causes such as vehicular collision and poaching. eighteen percent (13/72) died from infectious diseases, including some which could have been transferred to the lynx from domestic animals or other wild animals such as panleukopenia and sarcoptic mange. if only radio-t ... | 2002 | 11838233 |