Translocations

Successful year of releases 2024

© Archiv Naturschutz LfULG, R. Oehme© Archiv Naturschutz LfULG, R. Oehme

© Archiv Naturschutz LfULG, R. Oehme

The Linking Lynx network aims to strengthen the lynx population in Central and Western Europe. Various translocation projects currently underway in Germany and Italy are making an important contribution to this – for example in Thuringia, Saxony, Baden-Württemberg and Tarvisio. A large proportion of the lynx released into the wild come from the EAZA conservation breeding programme (EEP) and the «Wildkatzendorf Hütscheroda». Over the past 12 months, a total of 10 lynx from the EEP have been released into the wild! Wild lynx from Romania and Switzerland are also being translocated to Thuringia and Saxony in order to further increase the genetic diversity and stability of the populations.

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