Meeting in Linz

Biannual project steering committee meeting was held in Linz on 5. – 6.11.2018. We discussed project progress and upcoming events  

Twenty people from 11 partner organisations arrived in the Monday morning to a quiet boardroom in the middle of beautiful historic city centre of Linz. After a short rest following long ride and greetings, project progress evaluation and upcoming activities in the project were on the agenda. During the breaks, people were gossiping about famous lynxes (Jiskra, Luděk, Jura…) and local issues. The day was concluded by a pleasant dinner when we have time to catch-up with all work-related and personal news. The second day was oriented on more strategic issues concerning lynx monitoring and conservation strategy preparation. We arranged a small workshop with only eight lynx expert to compare individual lynx from their monitoring area to be sure they count each animal only once. The experts need to go through quite a few hundred pictures, but after that, we will have a clear picture about their quantity and family relationships in area Bohemia-Bavaria-Austria.

We also continued in preparation of common conservation strategy. We analysed strengths and weaknesses we have to address in the document. Our draft will be discussed with the stakeholders groups to make strategy functional and beneficial.

And what events will occur in next half year?

Lynx day 2019 – exhibitions, talks and games 11.6.2019

Sharing experiences among conservationists, hunters and foresters during international visits.

Training schemes – Forensic survey of lynx for veterinaries, How to spot lynx, Biology and ecology of lynx for hunters, foresters and the public and more.

Exhibition lynx room in Bavaria (from 30. 11. 2018) and Šumava

And more…. check out regularly our web for actualitie