Today Triglav National Park got three new inhabitants, the Eurasian lynxes. Lenka and Julija came from Slovakia, and Tris from Romania, all with a mission to save the Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population from extinction. The names of two lynxes are tightly connected to Triglav National Park. Lynx Tris was named as a combination of the names Triglav (the highest Slovenian mountain) and lynx (in Slovenian “ris”) and lynx Julija, got her...
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Today the first two lynxes, named Zois and Aida were released from the quarantine enclosure in Gorenjska region (North-West region of Slovenia). Together, nine lynxes were already released in the scope of the LIFE Lynx project in the Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population. On Wednesday, April 28, three more will be released in Triglav National Park. Translocation of lynxes to Gorenjska region was a big challenge for the LIFE Lynx project...
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On a sunny Saturday morning, the enclosure on Pokljuka plateau got another two residents. Lenka and Julija, two adult Slovakian female lynxes joined lynx Tris in the quarantine enclosure. After a short period of adjusting all three of them will be released into nature. Triglav national park rangers and project staff welcomed the lynxes and here are some impressions from the arrival.
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Last week another two lynxes arrived from Romania to Gorenjska (Slovenia). Lynx couple Zois and Aida are now adjusting to their new environment in quarantine enclosure on Jelovica plateau. Reactions of local hunters, the Major of Bohinj and LIFE Lynx project coordinator were captured on camera and we share them with you in this video...
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Two new lynxes – female Aida and male Zois arrived from Romania to Gorenjska this Saturday, April 17. The transport of the lynx was done by an experienced team for live animal transfer from ZOO Ljubljana and Slovenia Forest Service team members. The trip went without any trouble, and the lynxes are now already settled in their temporary home on Jelovica plateau, from where they will be release into nature. While the lynxes are...
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Slovenian hunters voted for naming the Romanian lynx that is coming to Gorenjska (Slovenia). More than 500 participants choose their favorites from five names: Boris I., Maršal, Noris, Roman and Zois, proposed by local hunting clubs from Gorenjska. The results of the voting were very tight, with about one third of the votes, the name Zois won the contest. The name was given after Sigmund Zois, an 18th century Slovenian nobleman and...
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In the past two weeks, the pupils of the School community Julian Alps Biosphere Reserve have suggested names for the first lynx translocated to Gorenjska region, and now we have a winner. The lynx got its name – Tris and a new home in Pokljuka! Thank you to all the pupils who proposed names and voted and to the School Community to help with this process! During this time, lynx Tris also received a passport with his name and...
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After the completion of deterministic (systematic) camera trapping in the Volovec Mts., on February 25, 2021, the Slovak LIFE Lynx team successfully captured an adult male lynx. The lynx capture was done in cooperation with the State Nature Conservation (Administrations of the Muránska planina NP and the Cerová vrchovina PLA) and the Forests of the Slovak Republic (Rimavská Sobota forest enterprise and Klenovec forest district) in...
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On March 1, 2021, an adult resident female lynx from Kočevsko area was caught in a box trap. The capture was led by the team from Department of Forestry from Biotechnical faculty and assisted by the Slovenia Forest Service team, ZOO Ljubljana and local hunters. After her sedation, the team took all biometric measures and estimated her age between 4 and 5 years old. She was in good physical condition, and weighed 16 kg and at the time...
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After ten male lynx captured in Romania and Slovakia together, our team has finally captured the first female. She was captured on February 13, in the evening, and after thorough examination the team discovered that she is in great physical condition, about two years old, and weights a bit more than 16 kg. The ACDB capture team, with the help of hunter from Romsilva, transferred the lynx to the quarantine enclosure in Romania, where...
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The first three weeks of 2021 were exciting for the Romanian LIFE Lynx team. In addition to checking more than 40 cameras, already placed for lynx monitoring in three study areas, the team started activating the lynx box traps and within a week from activation, two lynxes were captured. The first one was about 5 years old male lynx that was captured on January 22. The lynx was thoroughly examined and all necessary veterinary tests...
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