Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme

Field work is a key pillar of the Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme (BLRP). To support the programme’s goal of establishing reliable monitoring and conducting targeted research on the ecology and needs of the Balkan lynx, our partners across Albania, Republic of North Macedonia and Kosovo continue their efforts in field work. Over the past months, a new camera trap monitoring network has been established in Albania, a lynx named Blagica has been fitted with a GPS collar in North Macedonia, and a previously unknown lynx individual has been detected in a national park in Kosovo.

The Regional Strategy to protect the Balkan lynx has been officially endorsed at the 15th meeting of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP15) in Brazil in March 2026. It focuses on national action plans, habitat connectivity, and increasing genetic diversity. Authorities and experts will implement it in the coming years.

We are pleased to announce the release of a brand-new brochure about the Balkan lynx and our project dedicated to its protection.

Within the BLRP project, our partner MES in North Macedonia is collaring Balkan lynx to gain deeper insights into habitat use and movement patterns of this endangered subspecies. The GPS collars provide crucial information on how these elusive animals traverse their habitats. Since the start of the project, 15 individuals have delivered valuable data through their collars.