Since 2018, when we set up our first photo traps in Croatia, in the regions of Lika and the northern part of Dalmatia, we have photographed about a hundred different lynx. About 50% of these animals were photographed on both sides of the body, but for the rest, we had only one side of the body so they couldn’t be counted as a whole. This does not mean that all of the hundred lynx are now present in the area, a large part of...
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As part of the LIFE Lynx project, we have so far released four animals into the Croatian part of the Dinaric Mts: lynx Doru, Alojzije, Pino and Emil. According to data from telemetry collars, only two lynx have been successfully integrated into the population. The lynx Alojzije has inhabited the area of southern Velebit where he continuously circulates since May 2020, while the lynx Emil, released in May 2021, is still searching for...
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On Saturday, June 12th, 2021, Zagreb Zoo celebrated its 96th birthday, and members of the LIFE Lynx project team and BIOM interns marked the International Lynx Day by educating visitors about the lynx and the LIFE Lynx project. An educational corner was set up in The Zoo in the early morning, with equipment used for studying lynx, such as camera traps and hair traps, equipment for collecting samples from signs of presence and with...
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Lynx Pino was released on 30th May 2020 in Štirovača, the border of the National Park and Nature Park Northern Velebit. The GPS collar that was sending his locations regularly while quarantined, unfortunately, hasn’t sent any new data after the release. Velebit is scarcely covered with a mobile (GSM) network that is used for the collar to send the collected (GPS) locations. From the release, we were impatiently waiting for the data to...
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LIFE Lynx team successfully recaptured Goru and replaced his telemetry collar! Goru was translocated from Romania in 2019 and established his territory on Mala Gora in Kočevsko, Slovenia soon after his release in Loški Potok. He was the first lynx to be translocated to Slovenia to prevent the extinction of Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population and has already successfully passed his genes into the inbred population. His offspring, lynx...
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The camera trap that was set on the beautiful Majstorska mountain road on Velebit in cooperation with the Nature Park Velebit, captured a nice shot of the lynx Alojzije! In the meantime, we also got the latest data from his telemetry collar about his movement. Lojzek was captured in Romania and released in March in the National Park Paklenica. After he explored the beauties of Velebit, he settled on its southern part near Sveti...
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Good luck Alojzije! Enjoy the Velebit Mountains, your new home.
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All the necessary measures for the transport of Alojzije to Croatia have been taken and our Romanian partners from ACDB will soon be on their way! Alojzije is coming from the Romanian city of Focsani directly to the Paklenica National Park, whose staff have prepared perfect conditions for the release of the second lynx in Croatia. We wish a safe trip to Alojzije, while news about the release will follow soon. ...
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The lynx caught in Romania is soon to be translocated to Croatia. We are waiting for the results for rabies and then the lynx will be ready for transport. Until then we are sharing some recent pictures of the lynx Alojzije! He got his name after the Croatian researcher Alojzije Frković dipl. ing. of forestry. Alojzije was an expert who influenced hunting in Croatia. He was also the main researcher for the lynx population in...
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During 2018 and 2019, the project team in collaboration with numerous hunters, foresters and rangers, made great efforts to research the distribution of lynx in the area of Lika and North Dalmatia. A large number of camera traps were regularly visited, data collected on lynx presence and genetic material for population monitoring. After intensive fieldwork and exceptional cooperation in the field, the efforts have also yielded...
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We prepared a map of lynx habitat occupancy based on SCALP data (Status and Conservation of the Alpine Lynx Population). The data are divided in a three-level classification of field records. The first category (C1) represents ‘hard fact’ data (e.g. good quality and georeferenced lynx photos); the second category (C2) includes confirmed data (e.g. tracks verified by an expert); and the third category (C3) are unconfirmed data (e.g. any kind...
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