"Canada lynx avoid openings such as clearcuts, unforested areas, and grasslands" (Koehler et al. 1979; Koehler and Brittell 1990, Murray et al. 1994; summarized in USFWS 1998, pp. 37001-37002)

Additional literature concurs that lynx avoid open areas (Halfpenny and Biesiot 1986, cited in WDNR 1996a) for thermoregulatory reasons, to avoid predation, and to increase contact with prey (Poole 1994, Murray et al. 1984, Parker et al. 1983, Koehler et al. 1979; as cited in WDNR 1996a).