Habitat suitability modelling is an exceptional analytical tool that allows researchers and conservationists to estimate the potential distribution of a species in a particular geographic area based on various environmental variables. It provides insights into which areas are suitable habitats for specific species, can guide conservation efforts, and can help inform land use planning and management decisions, providing a valuable...
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An adult male lynx captured in Romania was released on March 24 2023 in the Plitvice Lakes National Park. This is the sixth lynx that was translocated from the Carpathians to Croatia as part of the LIFE Lynx project in order to increase the genetic diversity of our population and stop its extinction, while ten animals have been released in Slovenia so far. Tomislav Kovačević, general manager of Plitvice Lakes National Park, said on...
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European hunters gathered in Celje at yearly Hunting Fair, where FACE, the lead European hunters’ organization, together with LIFE Lynx and Hunters Association of Slovenia organized an international conference Hunters and Lynx Conservation in Europe. Speakers from Austria, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland gave an in-depth view to different lynx populations across Europe and their current conservation status and the...
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Of course we can not play with real lynxes, as they are shy wild animals. But we’ve found other ways to play with them. At the suggestion of teacher Anja Kokalj from Dob Primary School (Krtina Branch School), we have helped her prepare a collection of didactic games for children aged six to nine years. A handbook “Let’s play with the lynx” contains five suggestions for games. Some of them are played through...
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In mid-March, we captured the third and last cub from the first litter of Julia and Tris in the Mežakla area. The young lynx was examined by the veterinarians and found to be in excellent physical condition with at 16 kg at the time of capture. The Triglav National Park ranger who manages the Mežakla hunting ground named the lynx Andrej, after his predecessor. The name Andrej also has an additional meaning, as part of Mežakla is named...
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LIFE Lynx project partners from the Dinaric Mountains and the SE Alps have produced the third consecutive annual status report on the Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population. We noted that 10 animals, translocated from the Carpathians, have already successfully integrated into the Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population. Genetic analyses have also confirmed the integration of two offspring of the translocated lynx. The introduced individuals and...
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Today, a new lynx, Lukaš that was captured in Slovakia at the end of January this year, arrived in a quarantine enclosure on Jelovica. The adult male will replace lynx Zois, whose collar’s locations we have not been receiving since April last year, one year before the planned end of telemetry surveillance. Since then, he was not recorded on photo-traps or during snow-tracking, therefore it is very likely that Zois is no longer...
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On the World Wildlife Day, in the only national park in Slovenia, we captured an adolescent lynx from the first litter of the translocated lynxes Julia and Tris. The young lynx was in good physical condition, weighing a hefty 15kg. Unlike his sibling Meri, he has a distinct spotted pattern on his fur, like Julija, from whom he has not yet separated. Triglav National Park rangers, in whose districts the cub and the female had been...
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Today, on 2 March, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the reintroduction of lynx to Dinaric Mountains, when hunters and foresters brought lynx back to Slovenian forests. The successful reintroduction, which resulted in an increase and expansion of the population beyond Slovenian borders, was followed by inbreeding due to the lack of connectivity with other lynx populations. The latter could lead to another extinction of the lynx in...
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Lynxes released in Dinaric Mountains Until now, 10 lynxes were translocated to Slovenian (5) and Croatian (5) Dinaric Mountains. Six of them were from Romania and four from Slovakia. Six lynxes (Goru, Catalin, Boris, Alojzije, Emil and Blisk) have established their territories in the Dinaric Mountains, while Lubomir is still in the process territory establishment. We lost signal from the collars of Doru, Pino and Maks and did not...
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On February 15 and 16, 2023, the LIFE Lynx project team attended the Alpe-Adria Fair where we were presenting the Lynx Educational Trail in Kočevje, lynx art workshops, interactive e-lessons, and other lynx-based tourism products developed within the project. The Lynx Eductional Trail was opened in September 2021 and is one of the 14 forest educational trails that were selected by the Slovenia Forest Service regional units to be...
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