Slovenian and Slovakian Ministries for the environment have signed a memorandum on cooperation in the LIFE Lynx project. Some of the lynx for reinforcement of Dinaric SE-Alpine lynx population will come from Slovakia. To remind you, the 6 lynx from which this population was established in 1976 were also brought from Slovakia. Ministry of the environment of the Slovak republic committed to allow live capture and translocation of lynx...
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At the end of October landslides and fallen trees destroyed the fences of the Nature Park in Forni di Sopra (Friuli VG, Italy). It was necessary to transfer many animals, including the splendid male lynx named Cesare. The lynx was taken to a protected structure in the Forest of Tarvisio managed by the Progetto Lince Italia and the Carabinieri Forestali. As soon as the restoration of the wildlife area is finished, Cesare will return to...
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First painting holidays were developed together with local academic painter and tourism agency which aims to connect painting with wildlife conservation. The program was published on the Discover Dinaric ecotourism portal. Guests will be painting every day outdoor, together with their painting mentor, they will be accompanied by local tourist guide, with good knowledge of local wildlife. The participants will meet LIFE Lynx project...
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Coworkers in the field have collected many noninvasive genetic samples – scats, hair, urine in the snow, saliva from prey animals. In our genetic bank we also archive tissue samples from dead animals and buccal swab samples taken from collared animals. All these samples are in final stages of analysis. Sampling in the field still continues.
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Within the project we designed special hair traps, so that we could collect more genetic material of lynx. We prepared instructions on how to install hair traps and how to collect genetic material – hair. Hair trap is made of two parts: active coil spring and passive hair pad. A dedicated sampling kit was designed for each and prepared in Slovenian, Croatian and Italian language. ...
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We are getting ready for the first translocated lynx. If our Romanian and Slovakian partners are successful at capturing, the firs lynx should come to Slovenia and Croatia in the beginning of the next year. We prepared a special enclosure for quarantine before the release. First such enclosure was set up in the area of hunting club Loški Potok in close collaboration with local hunters. These hunters will be also responsible for...
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LIFE Lynx project team has defined main indicators important for assessing impacts of project actions on local economy, local communities and ecosystem services. List of project indicators is available here. Project team will carry out overall systematic assessment of the agreed indicators on a yearly basis and discuss the results and their implications for project implementation. Measuring, evaluating and clearly demonstrating the...
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In the middle of April, a three day international workshop was organized in Ljubljana in the frame of LIFE DINALP BEAR and LIFE Lynx. The goal of the workshop was to share experience and identify best practices for communication activities in large carnivore conservation and management across Europe and from North America as well as challenges and opportunities in working with different key stakeholder groups. On the last day,...
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The report titled, “Lessons Learned from Past Reintroduction and Translocation Efforts with an Emphasis on Carnivores” is completed. The report synthesizes important lessons from biological and social factors from historic mammalian translocation efforts. The report relied on peer-reviewed literature and specific case-studies that involved Eurasian lynx reintroductions and other large carnivores. The findings and lessons highlighted...
Read MoreHunters Association of Slovenia is publishing a public tender for project work associate. Tender (in Slovenian) Deadline for applications in November 15th 2018. ...
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From 8th to 12th October project team visited another EU LIFE project LIFE Luchs Pfarzerwald in Palatinate Forest (Germany), where project leader Sylvia Idelberger and her team are making efforts to reintroduce the lynx. The lynx in Palatinate Forest was extinct in 19th century, and teams from Stiftung Natur und Umwelt Rheinland – Pfalz and other project partners are now bringing it back. They started their work in 2015 and have...
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