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A Swiss lynx has been successfully moved to Germany. The lynx, native to the Jura, is intended to help establish a lynx population in Germany’s Ore Mountains.

As the Predator Ecology and Wildlife Management Foundation (Kora) announced on Tuesday, the female lynx named B891 was captured on February 24 in Roches BE. After veterinary examinations and a quarantine in the Goldau Nature and Animal Park, she was released on Monday in the Erzgebirge in Saxony in eastern Germany.

This translocation took place as part of the ‘Relynx Saxony’ project, which aims to release twenty Carpathian lynx into the wild by 2027. The animals released into the wild are intended to contribute to the networking of existing and emerging Central European lynx populations.

More lynxes than in neighboring countries

Lynxes were exterminated in Switzerland in the 19th century. They were resettled in Switzerland in the 1970s. In total, 25 to 30 lynx were released from the Carpathians in the 1970s. According to the Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU), a stable population of an estimated 300 animals has reestablished itself in this country today.

However, according to information from Bafu, the lynx is still endangered throughout Europe. More animals live in Switzerland than in neighboring countries. That is why lynxes are captured and moved to Switzerland. (sda)