The Soon To Be Missing Lynx?

Conservationists estimate that France currently has only between 120 and 150 wild, adult Eurasian lynx. The French population's genetic diversity is also so low, that these big cats are likely to be locally extinct within the next 30 years (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/13/lynx-france-face-extinction-population-150-adults-at-most-aoe). Viability of 'top predators', like lynx, is always problematic. Eurasian lynx are not, except when mating or rearing young, sociable. Lynx need large, relatively exclusive ranges of wooded land, with thriving populations of prey (largely small mammals) and minimal human interference. Their habitats should not be so fragmented, however, that viable genetic exchange becomes problematic. Lynx are best served by having a viable number of cats, with slightly overlapping ranges. It's getting harder and harder to find and maintain such locations. Roads, in the vicinity, are also a threat to animals moving out of conservation areas. Conserving the French lynx population is going to be far from easy.