Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: "Export of legally obtained wild-harvested lynx is considered non-detrimental. Lynx is harvested primarily as a furbearer species under the authorization of trapping permit or licenses. Canadian export trade is primarily in whole pelts. Targeted or incidental harvest of lynx occurs in 10 of 12 range provinces and territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, Nunavut, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador). Lynx harvest is prohibited in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Lynx were extirpated from Prince Edward Island (0.1% of original range) in the late 1800s. Lynx is not considered a species at risk in Canada. The Committee on the Status of Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) designated lynx as "not at risk" in Canada in 1989, and reaffirmed this assessment in 2001. Similarly, the General Status of Species in Canada 2010 classifies lynx as secure in Canada. Jurisdictions report a stable or increasing population trends, as estimated through the annual monitoring of harvest statistics and information gathered from harvested specimens. Further, no acute widespread threats to the species have been identified. Like all vertebrates in Canada, this species is legally protected through various provincial and territorial wildlife acts. Under these acts, certain uses of Canadian wildlife are allowed under specific regulations and only with the provision of licenses or permits. Generally, without such a license, the catch, possession, trade, sale, disturbance or destruction of wildlife is prohibited. Provincial and territorial governments develop wildlife management programs in order to realize specific desired outcomes, which usually involve a balancing of ecological, biological, cultural, and socio-economic factors. These activities are conducted with a goal toward long-term population sustainability, critical to ensuring wildlife's role in maintaining ecosystem biodiversity. Wildlife managers use the best available information (population size, birth and death rates, age and sex ratios, habitat quality and interactions between species) to assess the sustainability of management decisions. Decisions are guided by planning processes, policy, legislation, trends in historical and recent use and scientific information. "

Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: "Management of furbearer species in Canada is in many ways a partnership between governments and the trappers. The sense of shared ownership by harvesters increases awareness and a stewardship attitude towards both the lynx and its habitat. Trappers are known as excellent sources of conservation information due to their closeness and frequent contact with their chosen harvesting areas. In that sense, there is a conservation benefit from harvesting, although it may not be a directly measurable or monetary benefit."