The Lynx primarily occurs in Mediterranean woodland habitat (which includes cork forest) and scrub: radio tracking studies have shown that more than 90% of the lynx's daytime resting spots are in found thick heather scrub. However, since 1960 it is thought that there has been around an 80% reduction in its range size due to clearance of woodland and scrub for property development and agricultural expansion. The introduction of plastic corks in the wine industry may lead to further habitat clearance by causing cork to be devalued.

The Lynx is also threatened by a dramatic reduction of prey availability. Rabbits constitute 93% of the Lynx's prey by weight during the summer, but rabbit populations too are under threat. Rabbit numbers were decimated by the introduction of myxomatosis followed by an outbreak of viral haemorrhagic fever. Additional threats to the Iberian Lynx are posed by snares set for rabbits, speeding vehicles on the expanding road network, and illegal shooting by hunters and farmers. Despite Lynx feeding almost exclusively on rabbits, many farmers still perceive the Lynx as a threat to livestock. All these threats combined have drastically reduced lynx numbers and resulted in small highly fragmented remnant populations.

Jerez Zoo is heading a captive breeding programme with 6 wild lynx including Esperanza, from tiny isolated subpopulations with little chance of surviving. The scheme has yet to produce any Lynx cubs, but it is expanding and may represent the last hope for the survival of these creatures. If the lynx is to survive in the wild, they must also be safe in the areas and territories in which they remain. Much of the remaining lynx habitat is privately owned and there is a need to extend the conservancy of landowners working for Lynx conservation, and to raise awareness of the importance of each and every one of the remaining individuals.

Siren hopes to produce a film about this remarkable creature and the threats it faces: to raise awareness amongst locals (particularly land owners) of the Lynx's importance, to raise the profile of the Lynx and to inform people about the ways in which we can help ensure its survival.