"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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FAMILY PORTRAIT

It is a challenge to meet a lynx in the forest, let alone photograph him. Mr. Zbigniew Mazurek was lucky to meet the whole cat family during the walk!

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PAKO THE TRAVELER

The lynx population is organized into general territories. This means that individuals maintain their specific acreages, and they have very large space requirements! However Pako decided find his own territory. He came to Poland in February 2019, and in April he was released. From that moment his long journey began, and as it turned out, very interesting and unpredictable.

So let's start from the beginning ...

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FIRST REPLACEMENT OF TELEMETRIC COLLAR ON LYNX

The collars we wear have been created in such a way that they do not significantly affect the daily functions of the lynx. The transmitter is mounted on a leather strap and the total weight of the device is 280 g. The GPRS / GPS transmitter works for about a year, and the VHF radio transmitter works for up to 4.5-5 years. After this time, the collar strap is self-destructing and the lynx loses the collar.

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