As someone who has been raised in a rural area next to Iberian Lynx, I can confirm they wouldn't dare to kill anything larger than rabbits. As for chickens, th

As someone who has been raised in a rural area next to Iberian Lynx, I can confirm they wouldn't dare to kill anything larger than rabbits. As for chickens, they tend to stay away from human populations. Foxes and genets are most likely the ones to prey them. And like you've said, thriving Lynx populations keep foxes at bay. Either way, other than some killings made by wolves (those do make a dent on a herder's living) and wild boars just making a mess, no one in my hometown was ever stressed by animals doing their thing. If anything, they were relieved mother nature was healthier than they had thought. I often see that it's important to say this part out loud: those in rural areas care about nature. Hunters included.