News
© 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
© Archiv Naturschutz LfULG/Wildkamera, Ronny Oehme
Project Update
First lynx offspring in Saxony in 300 years
© Luchs Thüringen
Project Update
BUND Thuringia and WWF report success: Lynx cubs in the Thuringian Forest
Great joy for the team behind the «Lynx Thuringia» project! In the Thuringian Forest, not far from Sachsenbrunn (Hildburghausen district), a female lynx with two cubs was captured on camera using a wildlife camera. A female lynx with cubs had already been observed in the area last year. This was the first lynx offspring in the Thuringian Forest in more than 150 years.
© Wildtier- und Artenschutzstation Sachsenhagen
© FVA BW
Translocation
Lynx Elisabeth reintroduced
Elisabeth the lynx is the fifth animal to be released into the wild as part of the population support project. With her release, hopes are rising for offspring and thus for the permanent return of lynxes to the northern Black Forest.
© Archiv Naturschutz LfULG, Ronny Oehme