There’s been another lynx attack on a dog – this time in Whitehorse.

The details are few, but a Yukon conservation officer destroyed a lynx last Saturday in the McIntyre community on the west edge of the city.

The information came in a Facebook post on the Yukon conservation page late Wednesday.

Diana Dryburgh-Moraal, a spokesperson for the Department of the Environment, confirmed the incident but could not add many more details.

The lynx had allegedly attacked a dog somewhere in the neighbourhood, but she didn’t have any further details.

Dryburgh-Moraal said she believes the dog survived, but added the owner would have to be contacted to provide an update on its status.

No information was made available on the owner’s identity.

The attack comes on the heels of a well-publicized attack in Beaver Creek more than a week ago, reported in last Friday’s Star. Two women fought the lynx off in that incident.

For the last month or more, there had been frequent posts on social media of a lynx being seen in the Granger and Hillcrest neighbourhoods. It’s possible the same lynx was responsible for the attack in McIntyre.

Dryburgh-Moraal said the lynx are facing a shortage of food this winter due to the population of snowshoe hares crashing as part of their regular population cycle.

That’s leaving the Yukon’s lynx population in a precarious state due to a severe lack of food.

Under those circumstances, it’s not surprising the big cats are seeking out alternative food supplies, she said.

Lynx are normally not dangerous to people, Dryburgh-Moraal said, but pets such as dogs and cats are definitely vulnerable.