Slovenia has a new educational trail, dedicated to the lynx. On Friday, September 24, 2021, an opening event and a press conference were held in Kočevje at the mountain hut »Koča pri Jelenovem studencu« where the Lynx educational trail is located. With the help of an animated character – lynx named Mala, the visitor learns interesting facts about behavior and biology of the largest European wild cat – the Eurasian lynx. Giving...
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A 3-day outdoor painting workshop was held in Dolenje poljane at Tourism Jure, organized by the RDA Zeleni Kras. Participants were painting on the theme of the forest and its inhabitants under the guidance of the academic painter Karmen Bajec. The members of the project group prepared a lecture and a short field walk for the participants, thus bringing them closer to the secret life of a lynx, wolf and bear. We introduced them to the...
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On Saturday, July 24, 2021 , a one-day painting workshop was held as part of the international Floating castle festival, under the mentorship of academic painter Karmen Bajec. Through photographs and discussion, project group members have presented the lynx to the workshop participants. The canvases soon came to life and attracted many festival participants who were interested in how many lynxes we have, where they live, why they are...
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You are kindly invited to the art workshop of painting in nature under the guidance of the academic painter Karmen Bajec. The workshop will take place on Saturday, July 24, 2021 in the park of Snežnik Castle and will be part of the 9th international festival of folk music, theaters, puppets and other visual arts, the Floating Castle. Participants of the art workshop will learn how to design animal figures and paint motifs from nature....
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Educational seminar for representatives of tourism sector, municipalities and protected areas was organized last week. Lynx ecology and biology, threats and project efforts to save the population from extinction. The main purpose of the seminar was to present positive impacts of large carnivore presence for people and various opportunities for the development of large carnivore related tourism products. Program and presentations: Lynx...
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On April 30, 2021, we held an online webinar “Lynx in the tourist offer”, as a part of the of the LIFE Lynx project. The webinar was held as a two-hour exchange of experiences and discussions with lecturers on the topic of lynx and large carnivores in the tourism. It was held for employees of Public institutions in the area of distribution of all large carnivores in Croatia. The lecturers were our Croatian colleagues, Vedran...
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Between March 5, 2021 and April 11, 2021 we invite you to visit an exhibition Let’s save the lynx in the Infocenter Triglavska roža Bled. Different art works were made in the lynx art colony in 2019, organized in collaboration with an academic painter, Brigita Požegar Mulej. The art that was created from this collaboration is now spreading the colourful story of the lynx. The official opening of the exhibition will be today, March...
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The jury has decided: the winner of the painting contest that was held during lock down 2020 is the painting of lynx hunting chamois by Igor Pičulin from Slovenia. The jury was composed of 2 members from the Artists for Nature Foundation, 2 members from Progetto Lince Italia and 2 Italian artists. Additionally the number of likes from both Facebook and Instagram were counted. A total of 12 artworks were chosen, one of them also from...
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For the second year in a row LIFE Lynx organized a three-day art workshop Kingdom of the Lynx and the exhibition of works at Snežnik Castle. Eight participants from different art backgrounds sought inspiration for their work in learning about the life of a lynx. Art primarily addresses and explores the emotional side of the story of rescuing and protecting an endangered species, so we convey a message about the importance of lynx...
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The LIFE Lynx project addresses various target groups to promote an understanding of the lynx conservation issues and challenges of coexistence with large carnivores. After the successful three-day art workshop Kingdom of the lynx 2019, another art workshop will be organized. The art workshop Kingdom of the lynx will take place between July 31 and August 2, 2020, in Loška Dolina and it is intended for beginners and experienced artists...
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In times of COVID19, the “Progetto Lince Italia” organized a lynx-art contest. Anyone enthusiastic about dedicating their time to producing artwork about the lynx were invited to participate. Children, retirees, amateur, and professional painters attended the contest. The goal of the contest is to bring people through art to the beauty of nature and one of its most beautiful animals in our forests, the lynx. The response was...
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