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Activities on International Lynx Day
Every year on June 11, International Lynx Day is celebrated. On this day, organisations in the lynx’s habitat countries carry out various activities to draw attention to the critical status of the Balkan lynx. In 2025, our partners honoured this special day with various events.
Kosovo: Exhibition of Camera Trap Pictures
Visitors had the opportunity to view unique photos captured by camera traps by the BLRP Partner ERA – fascinating images that reveal th...
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North Macedonia
Meeting in Skopje to Advance Regional Strategy for the Balkan Lynx
A key regional meeting held in Skopje, North Macedonia, in early June 2025 has brought together experts and representatives from the respective ministries from across the Balkans to work on a joint conservation strategy for the critically endangered Balkan lynx.
From 3 to 4 June 2025, 38 participants from across the Balkan lynx range—including North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, Bulgaria, and Bosnia & Herzegovina—...
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North Macedonia
New Study: First robust density estimates of the Balkan lynx in its core area
A new study published within the framework of the Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme (BLRP) provides insight into the current status of the critically endangered Balkan lynx in its core area. The study sought to answer a fundamental question: How many Balkan lynx are left in their core habitat, and how has this changed over the past decade?
Over a ten-year period (2013–2023), we monitored the Balkan lynx in the forests and rugged mountains of Mavrovo National Park using camera traps. We recorded nearly 180 detections ...
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North Macedonia
Community Outreach in Virovo
As part of its ongoing conservation work, the Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme (BLRP) organises community outreach activities in regions where the elusive Balkan lynx roams. One such event took place in May 2025 in the village of Virovo, nestled in the Mountain range in North Macedonia.
These community activities are usually held alongside lynx monitoring sessions and aim to build trust and lasting relationships with local communities. By sharing insights into lyn...
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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...