A Canada lynx unveiled in Colorado - and last positioned in April 2007 - reportedly traveled 1,200 miles to Alberta in what was likely a make a record journey that ended in death in late January.

"It came at least 2,000 kilometres, wandering around feeding, cutting up valleys, crossing rivers, dodging cougars, grizzlies, wolves, eagles and other trappers", revealed Bryan Anger of Rocky Mountain House, Alta.

It is alleged that the trapper found the lynx, dead, in a registered trapline that he shares with his brother an hour west of his home at Nordegg, just outside Banff National Park.

The male lynx, in biological jargon known as BC-03-M-02, is reported to have been captured seven years ago near Kamloops, B. C., researchers posted Friday.

However, it was sent to Colorado near Creede under a reintroduction program that involved 218 lynx after the species succumbed out in the state.

Lynx is ranked as one of the world's highly mobile land mammals. On the other hand, top known travels until now have been known in the 600-1,000-kilometre range.