Slovenian 3Lynx team collared a lynx

Posted - Dec 2, 2019


Congratulations to Slovenian 3Lynx project team, who successfully captured and radiocollared a male lynx.

They say third time’s the charm. This Saturday, when the third alarm from the box trap went on 3Lynx project team got lucky. Local hunter went to check what’s inside, it was a lynx.

3Lynx project team, local hunter and veterinarians gathered at Kočevska Reka and went to the capturing location. There the lynx was sedated, measured, checked by the veterinarians and radio collared. The whole procedure went really smoothly. At the end, the lynx was put back in the box trap and was given the antidote to slowly wake up. Because of the steep terrain in the vicinity, the team decided to let him go after a few hours, when he was completely awake.

The lynx was given a name after a local hunter, who was in charge of checking the box trap and was the first to find him in the trap. From now on, this lynx will be know as Bojan.

Weighing the lynx. Photo: Lan Hočevar

Taking saliva sample for genetic analysis. Photo: Lan Hočevar

Setting up the radio collar. Photo: Lan Hočevar

Lynx Bojan’s jump back into the forest. Photo: Lan Hočevar