The animal is not one of the endangered wild breeds.
A source from the National Republican Guard (GNR) confirmed to JM that a Lynx was found in a residence in Funchal.
For now, it has been confirmed that the animal is not one of the protected wild breeds or a breed that is in danger of extinction. It is, in fact, a species from Africa or South America, both of which are not at risk of extinction. The same source guaranteed that the action taken by the Guard professionals took into account the protection of the animal, which must have entered Madeira by sea, together with a lot of equipment and furniture for its home.
The Caracal Lynx, which is the species captured by the GNR, is a wild animal, but very easy to handle, in some countries it is a domestic animal.