In May, lynx Blisk was released in Slovenia’s forests of Snežnik. It was one of the fastest releases, as Blisk rapidly left the quarantine enclosure, where he was adapting to his new environment. The head of the LIFE Programme, Mr. Angelo Salsi witnessed the release and he escorted the lynx with these words: “Protecting the environment today is the best investment you can do in terms of ensuring the right legacy for your kids.” Our...
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The lack of a coherent management response to the Dinaric lynx population decline was recognized as one of the main threats to the population. As LIFE Lynx project is aiming to provide solutions for all the main problems our lynx population is facing, it was necessary to provide a new management strategy. Our goal is that lynx management is based on scientific data and high – quality monitoring, and that it is agreed among government...
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Next Saturday, on June 11, 2022, we are celebrating the International Lynx Day, which will be celebrated for the first time at the Dina Pivka Centre. The event called “Lynx Day in Pivka” will begin with the opening ceremony at 14:00, followed by the opening of an exhibition by the academic painter Klarisa Sipoš, who will exhibit her artworks based on the subject of the lynx, created in cooperation with the LIFE Lynx project. At...
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In the beginning of May, we received a mortality signal from the telemetry collar of lynx Igi, a resident Slovenian lynx that we monitored with telemetry since February this year. We immediately visited the last locations sent by the collar and found Igi’s carcass, showing severe loss of weight but no visible injuries. The carcass was taken to the Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, for examination and autopsy to...
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Approximately twice a year the whole LIFE Lynx project team meets to evaluate the work done so far and to prepare plans for the work ahead. Between May 23 and 25, project partners from all participating organizations met for the 11th time, this time in Gorenjska region. On the first day, partners prepared an overview of their activities in the last year and made plans for the future, which they presented to the project monitor Mr....
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Last week, on Friday, May 20, 2022, we held a meeting of the Local Consultative Group “Gorski Kotar” in the premises of the Risnjak National Park. The aim of the meeting was to gather again the representatives of the local community interested in the activities of the LIFE Lynx project, but also the wider issue of lynx management in Croatia and share the results achieved so far within the project. The lecture itself was...
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In cooperation between the LIFE Lynx project and the Slovenian Forest Service public service, the revised guidelines for the consideration of lynx and wolf in the management of ungulates were developed in 2022. These guidelines are part of the preparation of the long-term hunting management plans for the period 2021-2030, which include adjustments to the management of roe deer, red deer, chamois and mouflon. In addition to the expert...
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Snežnik forests are richer for a new lynx, lynx Blisk is the tenth lynx released in Slovenia in the scope of the LIFE Lynx project. Blisk, was brought from Romania in April and placed in an quarantine enclosure in the Snežnik area. During the adaptation period, he was cared for by hunters from the State Managed Hunting Ground Jelen, together with the veterinarian and members of the LIFE Lynx project team. The use of adaptation...
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Here it is – the third lynx named by the children! The male lynx waiting for release in the Snežnik enclosure was named by the pupils of the Dragotin Kette Primary School in Ilirska Bistrica in cooperation with the Large Carnivores Centre DINA Pivka. Because the lynx jumps onto its prey, as quick as lightning, they named him Blisk (in Eng. lightning). There were several suggestions for the name though… The DINA Pivka...
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Three years ago, on May 14, Goru, the first lynx captured within the LIFE Lynx project, was released in Slovenia, becoming the first lynx included in the Dinaric SE-Alpine lynx population since 1973. Thanks to two successful GPS collar deployments, we’ve been monitoring Goru’s movements since his release in 2019. This provided us an incredible amount of data, from which we obtained crucial information about his role in the population,...
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Between May 4 and 6, 2022 Hunters Association of Slovenia organized an additional three-day training for prevention and successful persecution of illegal killing of wild animals for police officers. On the first day, the participants gained an in-depth insight into the protection issues of large carnivores and certain species of game, which was presented by dr. Ivan Kos, and the potential use of genetic methods to investigate illegal...
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