The Eurasian lynx is a highly endangered species, protected under national laws and the EU Habitat Directive. The main threats for lynx survival are illegal killing, happening due to lack of acceptance by key stakeholders and habitat fragmentation hindering migration. In addition, non-harmonised (national) monitoring and management hamper a coordinated approach. The challenge is to integrate lynx monitoring, conservation and management into a common strategy on transnational level.
The project helped to improve lynx conservation capacities of responsible stakeholders through experience, data and tool sharing and by implementing a harmonised lynx monitoring at population level. The project also strived to actively involve key stakeholders, namely hunters and foresters, into lynx conservation issues.
Why lynx, why we?
Our achievements
| Lynx Monitoring Methods | Transnational toolbox for population-level lynx monitoring is brief summary of four monitoring methods most commonly used in Central Europe. Advantages and limitations of these methods are reviewed. |
| Legal Framework for Lynx | This useful document reviews lynx status under national and international nature conservation law. |
| Conflict reduction | Collection of state-of-the-art participatory approaches for conflict reduction and stakeholder involvement. |
| Lynx monitoring approaches | Compendium of existing approaches for lynx monitoring from other sources |
| Lynx monitoring report | Lynx monitoring report of BBA population for Lynx year 2017 (1.5.2017 - 30.4.2018) |
Aligned support environment for long-lasting transnational cooperation in lynx conservation | |
Health, Husbandry and Management of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) | |
| Overview of good practices | |
| Lynx Conservation Strategy | Conservation Strategy for the Bohemian-Bavarian-Austrian Lynx population |
| Lynx monitoring report | Lynx monitoring report of BBA population for Lynx year 2018 (1.5.2018 - 30.4.2019) |
| Lynx monitoring report | Lynx monitoring report of BBA population for Lynx year 2019 (1.5.2019 - 30.4.2020) |
NEWS
More about lynx
Interactive map of the lynx occurrence
LIFE Lynx - Path of the Lynx - trailer
Brochure Stopy rysa in Czech
Brochure Aufpassen auf den Luchs in German
Brochure Attenzione alla Lince in Italian
Brožura Seznamte se s rysem in Czech
PROJECT IN NUMBERS
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Project duration
1. 7. 2017
30. 9. 2020
Project Partners
contacts
- Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic
- Department of Species Protection and Implementation of International Commitments
- Unit of Species Protection
- e-mail: Simona.Polakova@mzp.cz
- tel.: +420 267 122 128
- mob.: +420 605 430 008
- www.mzp.cz/en
- Department of Financial and Voluntary Instruments
- Unit of EU Programmes
- e-mail: jolana.hatlova@mzp.cz
- tel.: + 420 267 122 245
Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic
Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic- Department of Species Protection and Implementation of International Commitments
- Unit of Species Protection
- e-mail: Anezka.Buskova@mzp.cz
- tel.: +420 267 122 313
- mob.: +420 730 195 011
