The BS excuse that they were "testing" the labs won't fly as they could have sent samples from Lynx and other similar non-Lynx cats in a single blind test. It wasn't necessary to go into the field to test the lab. Ironic that the lab was so good that the lab nailed the samples as from a ringer animal already in the custody of these "biologists".
It would be interesting to backtrack and see just what other 'research' these scientists have been involved in, spotted owl maybe?
I remember about 2 yrs. ago there was a story on TV about a man in Wash. ( may have been Ore.) that bought an old farm. He was going to start it up again, build a house, barn, etc. The local gov. said fine. The environazis stepped in and told him he couldn't improve the property because of a list of endangered species on the property. Among the list was SASQUACH.!!!
They had some made up scientific name for it but it was obvious.
Talk about junk science.