Stray dogs threaten rare Balkan lynx

The Balkan lynx has struggled to survive as deforestation destroyed its habitat and poachers targeted the elusive mountain cat along with the animals it relies on for food.

But now, scientists point to a new potent enemy piling even greater pressure on the endangered species -- wild dogs.

"We are trying to find homes for them" says Emilija Gogova, an animal rights activist, "but unfortunately some of them end up in rural, mountain areas".