"The Return of Lynx to Northwestern Poland"

The project is implemented by the Western Pomeranian Nature Society together with the Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Acadamy of Sciences in Białowieża and the Cultural Center in Miroslawiec

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Unfortunate accident near Chociwel

On 5th December, 2019 we received information from RDOŚ Szczecin and the Dobrzany Forest District about dead lynx on railway tracks near Chociwel. It turned out that a recently released lynx female had died there. The results of the autopsy clearly indicated a fatal hit by the train. Unfortunately, the tracks near Chociwel are a much frequerend route on the Szczecinek-Szczecin . Any infrastructure, whether road or rail, is very dangerous for migrating animals.

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Lynx curiosities

This year we are finishing the second decade of this century, so it would be good to prepare for it properly. Fur hygiene is an extremely important element of everyday lynx rituals. They do it extremely carefully, licking and combing every piece of their fur.

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