Extinct animals of medieval Britain
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The lynx was being hunted, and it was mostly direct persecution. But at the same time, europe was rapidly being deforested through the mediaeval period. So probably the habitat loss would also have been really important for the extinction of the lynx aon a europe wide basis. And that's why the beaver would throw its testacles at the incoming horses in order that they would stop chasing it and just thail.
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