As part of the EU-funded Carnivora Dinarica project, a young female lynx, estimated to be two years old and weighing 16 kg, was caught in a cage trap in the hinterland of Klana…
“MISSING” – lynx’s GPS/GSM tracking collar!
If anyone in the territory of Gorski Kotar (foresters, hunters, hikers, mushroom gatherers, cyclists, etc.) should happen to see or find a tracking collar…
A lynx is on its way from Romania to Gorski Kotar!!!
To help stop the Dinaric lynx populations from dying out, 14 lynxes from Slovakia and Romania will be relocated to Croatia and Slovenia. A lynx from Romania is already on its way to bolster the Croatian population. The relocation of lynxes is the crowning feature of the LIFE Lynx project, aimed at preventing the extinction of the lynx in the Dinarides. In Croatia, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Zagreb, the Polytechnic of Karlovac and the BIOM Association are involved in the lynx repopulation programme, with the support of Public Institution “Priroda” and Risnjak National Park. The project involves the relocation to Croatia of four lynxes. We are especially happy that the first lynx for relocation to Croatia from the sub-Carpathian forests will find its new home in Gorski Kotar.
"The Bear Pond"
Large or small, ponds are always very important in any ecosystem, be it an ecosystem in an insular “waterless karst” or one in the “highland …
The Risnjak Wolf Pack
There are a number of wolf packs in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Each pack has its own territory where it roams, hunts and reproduces and which …
Lynx monitoring via camera trap
With the help of a camera trap, Public Institution “Priroda” has been involved since 2011 in collecting data on the occurrence of the lynx (Lynx …
Martin the Lynx celebrates its first birthday in the wild
A historic feat: The first case in Croatia of a rescued lynx cub that was rehabilitated and returned into the wild…
The wildcat
In addition to the lynx, the wildcat is another member of the cat family whose habitat can be found in the forests of Gorski Kotar…
TRACKS IN THE SNOW – A SQUIRREL
Ponekad i tragovi sitnijih životinja, poput vjeveričjih, mogu biti jednako zanimljivi i uzbudljivi kao i tragovi velikih zvijeri – risa, vuka ili medvjeda utisnuti u snijegu…
Bears and krumpirica apples at stari laz
Photo 1. Bear photographed at Stari Laz (Photo by Dario Štefančić) BEARS AND KRUMPIRICA APPLES AT STARI LAZ Located between Mrkopalj and Ravna Gora, the …