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Speakers from Austria, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland gave an in-depth view to different lynx populations across Europe and their current conservation status and the issues concerning lynx; from reintroduction efforts, to stakeholders involvement and fighting illegal killing of lynxes and other wildlife.
- News
In Romania, lynx does not have just a day for celebration...
- Project
Objectives. The project aims to save the Dinaric-SE Alpine...
- Lynx
Systematics. The Lynx (genus Lynx) is classified into the...
- Who we are
Who we are - Home - Life lynx
- Publications
Publications - Home - Life lynx
- Hunters involvement
The LIFE Lynx project continues the work of hunters and...
- News
The lynx is the largest cat species in Europe. It lives in large forest areas. Find out more about its appearance, behaviour and habitat.
The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is one of the four extant species within the medium-sized wild cat genus Lynx. It is widely distributed from Northern, Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia and Siberia, the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas. It inhabits temperate and boreal forests up to an elevation of 5,500 m (18,000 ft).
Europe's lynx are persecuted and poached, their habitats plundered and destroyed. But we can do something about it! Support us in protecting the elegant brush-eared animals.
The Eurasian lynx is one of Europe's largest predators. It has bounced back from the brink of extinction in Europe but it is still critically endangered in some areas, such as in the Voges, in the Palatinian forest, the Bohemian-Bavarian forest and the Balkans ( source ).
18 Αυγ 2023 · One of Europe's most elusive and threatened wild cat species could be returning thanks to EU-funded LIFE projects across the continent. Once common across Medieval Europe, lynx populations have plummeted after centuries of persecution.
Get to know the Iberian and Eurasian lynx that live in our continent and the challenges they are facing. These beautiful and elusive wild cats with tufted ears are protected by the EU Nature Directives , but poaching and the destruction of their habitats remain a cause of concern in many areas.
