A Canada Lynx kitten emerges from dense forest where mom is hunting snowshoe hares. The first several decades of pine forest regrowth following a fire creates a nearly impenetrable fortress of small trees growing only inches apart. They are shade intolerant, and as they mature, the competition for light thins out out the stands. But, those early years provide great cover and habitat for snowshoe hares, and so also attracts their main predator, the Canada Lynx.