The Hunters Association of Slovenia, in cooperation with the University of Ljubljana and the Slovenian Forest Service, prepared lectures for hunters in the area of Regional Association of Hunting Clubs Gorenjska and Postojnsko-Bistriška Regional Association of Hunting Clubs. There were 21 participants present in Naklo and 19 in Pivka. We presented the biology and ecology of lynx, the reasons for their endangerment, the LIFE Lynx...
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In early October, an art colony was held at the home of the academic painter Brigita Požegar Mulej. Artists with the widest range of creative practices were invited. Members of the project team prepared lectures about our project and lynx biology for the participants, we watched the documentary Path of the Lynx, and went on a guided field trip together. On the field trip, typical spots for lynx marking, resting and den preparation...
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Genetic monitoring of lynx population is a key activity in the LIFE Lynx project. Even implemented at a lower scale in Romania we relay on the information from genetic monitoring to have a better understanding of the genetic structure of lynx in the Carpathians and to improve our approach on choosing the trapping sites. In the season 2018/2019 Romanian team gathered 47 samples, that were analyzed at genetics laboratory at Biotechnical...
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As part of the project, an art colony will be held in Radovljica in early October, at the home of academic painter Brigita Požegar Mulej. The colony participants will be introduced to the biology of the lynx, its habitat and the opportunities and challenges of large carnivore coexistence. Under the impression of new topics related to lynx conservation, participants will be working on their artwork as part of the colony until 8th of...
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During this week, our team started surveying of public attitudes toward the lynx. The survey is targeted at Lika and Gorski kotar, in Croatia, using the random adress selection methhod. Participants of the survey will remain annonymus. Questionnaires have been sent at the end of the last week, and are already being received by randomly picked participants. They are packed in white envelopes with the project logo, which also contains...
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