European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) with Myxomatosis a disease which kills the rabbits.
The rabbits are the primary diet of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus)
Sierra de Andújar Natural Park, Mediterranean woodland of Sierra Morena, north east Jaén Province, Andalusia. SPAIN
Their numbers have been greatly reduced due to deseases like Myxomatosis & Rabbit Haemorraghic Disease, also habitat loss and over-hunting.
Mission: Iberian Lynx, May 2009
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