EU research is providing the most far-reaching analysis of efforts to boost wild-cat populations and aiding scavengers that help balance the ecosystem. Anybody wondering about the hands-on challenges of wildlife conservation in Europe should consider a recent tale. It involves a wild cat, tracking signals and an eye-opening journey. In spring 2023, environmentalists captured an […]
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Could biodiversity be a key to better forest carbon storage in Europe?
This May, Scarabaeus laticollis will return to France’s southeast and to one of Europe’s biggest plantation forests. Eighty of these lowly Old World dung beetles, first described by the naturalist Linnaeus in 1767, will be reintroduced at the Étang de Cousseau National Reserve as a first step to improving forest biodiversity there. Unlike other dung […]
Vulture carrion potential boon and threat for endangered Iberian lynx: Studies
During a study last year in Spain to assess scavenging by vultures, researchers made a surprising and unexpected find. A small number of Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus), among the world’s most endangered feline species, readily feasted on the carcasses. According to the study authors, this is one of the first documented instances of such behavior, […]
Petition: Help Protect Lynx from Trophy Hunters in Sweden
The Swedish government recently gave hunting licenses so hunters can kill hundreds of lynxes this spring. These animals are predicted to become “locally extinct” within the next few decades. Yet the Swedish government is allowing these animals to be killed for no other reason than to be “trophies” on someone’s wall or floor. This is […]
Protecting the Elusive Canada Lynx: Why Minnesota’s New Regulations Fall Short
A federal judge has recently ordered the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to stop the use of most snares in northeastern Minnesota, to prevent harm to the endangered Canada Lynx, MPR News reports. This order comes after a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, which was settled through a consent decree between […]
Hundreds of lynx to be hunted in Sweden following biggest ever wolf cull
Sweden has issued licences to hunters to kill a total of 201 lynx, weeks after dozens of wolves were killed in the country’s biggest wolf cull in modern times. The number of licences to kill lynx throughout March, issued by Sweden’s country administrations, is more than double the number in recent years. The planned cull […]
Lynx in France face extinction with population down to 150 adults at most
Conservationists warn that a big cat population in Europe is destined to collapse unless immediate efforts are made to protect the animals. Researchers estimate there are 120 to 150 adult lynxes in France. Tests on the animals show that the cats’ genetic diversity is so low they will become locally extinct within the next 30 […]
Connecticut Man Fends Off Bobcat Attack with Crutches
An unusually bold bobcat in Connecticut met the business end of a crutch when it chose the wrong person to mess with in Columbia, a sparsely populated town about 25 miles east of Hartford. The same animal has reportedly “terrorized” other residents in the area in recent days. Bobcat Attack A man was bitten in […]