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North Macedonia
BLRP Collars New Lynx Named Zora
In early April 2025 a healthy adult female lynx was captured in North Macedonia and fitted with a GPS collar for scientific monitoring.
Weighing 15.5 kilograms, this individual was given the name Zora – the Macedonian word for «dawn». Zora is the 15th Balkan lynx to be radio-collared since the beginning of the BLRP...
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Albania
#NatureLynxUs: Awareness campaign on the streets of Tirana
Since 27 September 2024, a mural dedicated to the endangered Balkan lynx has been part of Tirana's urban landscape. Painted on Vasil Shanto Primary School, one of the city's busiest intersections, the #NatureLynxUs mural combines art, conservation and community engagement to raise awareness of this critically endangered species.
A mural with a mission
The mural, created by artist Franko Dine, depicts the Balkan lynx with the slogan "Nature Lynx Us". The pun emphasises the connection between man and natu...
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Kosovo
Environmental Education in Kosovo
In Kosovo, BLRP partner organisation ERA is actively involved in promoting environmental education in schools, with a focus on empowering young people to practice sustainable lifestyles, for example by protecting endangered species such as the Balkan lynx.
The focus of ERA's environmental education is to raise awareness and encourage engagement among young people, especially in rural areas and within minority communities. These initi...
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North Macedonia
Lynx Luna Wearing a GPS Collar
As part of the BLRP, a female Balkan lynx named Luna was fitted with a GPS collar in January 2024.
On the full moon night of 26 January 2024, the team from the Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) marked a significant achievement. On that night, a healthy young female Balkan lynx...