In Newfoundland the lynx is monitored and hunting is allowed only in certain provinces. Nova Scotia has only one place that the lynx can be found and that is Cape Breton. In Quebec there is a population of lynx throughout the boreal forest..

There has been a decrease in the numbers of the bobcat over the last few years. All hunting and trapping was stopped in 1991 in Quebec to help the numbers increase again. The lynx in Northern Manitoba is considered vulnerable. The bobcat is considered a furbearer under the Wildlife Act but since 1985 there has been no hunting season on them and any sightings are reported and monitored.

Because of decreasing numbers in the lynx in Cape Breton there is no hunting or trapping season. In Quebec the same was happening, numbers decreased because of hunting in certain areas, now there is only designated areas that allow hunting and the time is limited to a few weeks.

Manitoba has no hunting season in the southern part, but in the northern parts of Manitoba there is a season for hunting and trapping. There is trapping allowed in Saskatchewan but seasons are closed during the low cycle of the lynx. Alberta allows trapping but monitors the cats taken by records from trappers and allow trapping on a quota system..

Other provinces such as Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, and Ontario also have a trapping season.

The length of the Canadian Lynx is approximately thirty-four to forty-six inches long (85 - 114 cm). They can weigh from eighteen to thirty pounds ( 8 - 14 kg). They have a height of approximately twenty-four to twenty-six inches (60 - 65 cm). They exist in Alaska, Northern United States, and Canada. There habitat can consist mixed deciduous and boreal forest up to 2500 miles of pine scrub and juniper. At twenty-two to twenty- three months of age they sexually are mature. They will usually have anywhere from one to six kittens after a gestation period of sixty-three to seventy days. They have a soft fur that is grayish brown in color with various amounts of dark spotting throughout.

The Lynx easily recognized with its black ear tuffs and long hairs on its face. They can be similar looking to the bobcat but usually are larger with longer legs and larger feet. They have longer black tuffs on their ears. They hunt mainly at night, but will hunt through the day if food is scarce at night. They hunt mainly hares or rabbits.