We have conducted a pre-reinforcement survey of the genetic and demographic status of residual lynx in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. With systematic camera trapping at more than 300 camera trapping sites and with non-invasive genetic sampling via snow-tracking and hair trapping, we obtained good quality data of lynx distribution and minimum population size in Northern Dinarics and the SE Alps. We identified 71 adult lynxes, including...
Read MoreFor successful lynx reinforcement we established systematic monitoring of the species in the Dinaric area, and its largest activity represents monitoring with automatic photo-traps. To a lesser extent, we carried out also genetic monitoring with hair-traps and snow tracking. In the frame of these activities, we collaborate tightly with hunters, the key stakeholders in the process of saving the Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population from...
Read MoreWe are happy to announce that our Camera trapping guidelines are also available in French language Directives pour le piégeage photographique du lynx. A French NGO Observatoire des Carnivores Sauvages, who is working on lynx monitoring and conservation in the Vosges mountains area, translated the guidelines to facilitate their work with lynx. We are glad to share our knowledge and hope, that these guidelines will help researchers,...
Read MorePrior to the start of the new camera trapping season, we prepared a report about the results of this activity in the previous year (2018/19). The cameras recorded at least 19 adult lynx in the Slovenian Dinaric Mountains. There were six females with juveniles, most of them captured on cameras in state’s special purpose hunting grounds. Moreover, two of the lynx that we identified in Slovenia were also recorded in Croatia,...
Read MoreWe have been monitoring the male lynx Mišo since February 2018, when a Croatian hunter Mihajlo Kovačević captured him on camera at a wild boar feeding facility near Gomirje. After that, we repeatedly photographed Mišo using our camera traps in Gorski Kotar. In December 2018, Mišo was photographed three times in Slovenia in Snežnik area, about 65 km away from the area in Croatia where we recorded it for the first time. Male lynx like...
Read MoreFor the first time, systematic lynx monitoring with camera traps was conducted in Slovenian Dinaric mountains. Monitoring lasted from August 2018 to April 2019 in the scope of three different projects. Collaboration of hunters was essential for a successful implementation of the monitoring; together with 63 hunters from 35 hunting grounds we set up 191 camera traps! The cameras recorded lynx at 34 locations in 14 hunting grounds. They...
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Read MoreOn Friday 8.3.2019. in the village Crni lug, Vedran Slijepčević from the Faculty of Applied Sciences in Karlovac presented fresh results from the past year of camera trapping. He also anounced the release of the romanian lynx which will take place in the next few weeks. Among the big public, there was a great number of hunters who expressed their interest in project activities. We were especially flattered by the support of dr. sc....
Read MoreWe invite you to attend a presentation of one year camera trapping results from Gorski Kotar. The presentation will be held by Vedran Slijepčević, dr. med. vet. from Karlovac University at Nacional parka Risnjak headquarters, Bijela Vodica 48, Crni lug on Friday, March 8th at 17:00.
Read MoreOur wildlife expert Vedran had set a large number of camera trap sin the Gorski Kotar region where he also found a location that looked like a lynx day bed. After a few months, his efforts were awarded! His camera trap recorded two different adult lynx visiting the location and one of them was a female with two cubs. One of the videos also recorded a spectacular footage of a lynx call. As the video was filmed in February (mating...
Read MoreDuring these winter months, project partners from Department of Forestry at Biotechnical Faculty and Slovenia Forest Service regularly conduct systematic winter snow trackings of the remnant lynx population in Slovenian forests. We search for lynx footprints across Notranjska and Kočevska regions and so far we have been able to locate lynx tracks on Mt. Snežnik, Javorniki, Racna gora, Hrušica, Stojna, Mala gora and Velika gora....
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