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© Nationalpark Harz, Ole Anders
© SNU / Chris Dlouhy
Translocation
Lynx Koda Released into the Palatinate Forest
A joint project run by the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature and Environment Foundation (SNU) in collaboration with the Research Institute for Forest Ecology and Forestry (FAWF) aims to safeguard the genetic diversity of the Rhineland-Palatinate lynx population in the long term.
© FVA Baden Württemberg
Project update
First lynx reproduction in 200 years: lynx cubs in the forests of Baden-Württemberg
Minister Marion Gentges, Member of the State Parliament: “The first litter of lynx cubs in Baden-Württemberg in 200 years is a great success for the reintroduction project”
© Luchs Thüringen
Project Update
Missing lynx Vreni has been found – with her cubs
First documented successful reproduction by a female lynx released into the wild in the Thuringian Forest
© Luchs Thüringen
Project Update
Missing lynx found – with cubs: Vreni is alive!
There is great excitement at Zurich Wildlife Park: Vreni, the female lynx released into the wild in the Thuringian Forest in August 2024, has had a litter. The joy is all the greater because the female lynx had long been thought to have gone missing.
© Max Boxleitner
Translocation
Seventh lynx released into the wild in the Thuringian Forest: Kuder Gabriel boosts the population
Yesterday (20 April 2026), another lynx was released into the wild in the Thuringian Forest as part of the ‘Lynx Thuringia – Connecting Europe’s Lynxes’ project. In the evening, the male lynx, Gabriel, explored his new surroundings for the first time near Oberhof. With his arrival, the still-young population in the Thuringian Forest continues to grow – an important step towards the return of this shy cat to Thuringia. There are currently at least eight independent lynx living in the Thuringian Forest.
Symbolic picture © Laurent Geslin
Dispersal
Lynx Juro crosses the Upper Rhine into Switzerland
For the first time, the lynx monitoring programme run by the Baden-Württemberg Forest Research Institute (FVA) has been able to use GPS data to track a lynx migrating from the southern Black Forest to Switzerland. Juro the lynx demonstrates just how important it is for wildlife habitats to be connected.
© Technical University of Zvolen
Collaboration
Linking Lynx Conference 2026
On 18 and 19 March 2026, numerous lynx experts gathered for the second Linking Lynx Conference at the Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia. They shared new insights and, working in six dedicated groups, discussed various aspects of their work. They also defined the next steps, all aiming to establish a viable metapopulation of Carpathian lynx in Central and Western Europe.
© Archiv Naturschutz LfULG/Alexander Sommer