The lynxes in the national park urgently need fresh blood

“The maximum of 40 native lynxes live in small, isolated populations,” explains biologist Magdalena Erich in a WWF broadcast. There are hardly any offspring, genetic poverty is the result. “Other threats, such as poaching, also threaten the stocks. In the worst case, the lynx could disappear completely from Austria,” says the expert. What applies to the Austria-wide stock also applies fully to the population in the Kalkalpen National Park. According to the movement patterns, the lynx “Norik” has settled in quite well, but has not yet taken part in the mating. Therefore, no offspring are to be expected again. “The concern for the lynx in and around the national park is great,” says an expert to the OÖN. There is an urgent need for more animals and thus fresh blood – for example from the Carpathians.