Autor: Roksana Baryło

Another week has passed since the brutal murder of a two-year-old lynx shot in Kalisz Pomorski. The investigation is being conducted by the Police, but unfortunately, it has not yielded any results so far. Therefore, ZTP has turned to WWF Poland (co-financing the project „Return of the lynx to northwestern Poland”) for help in raising…

The Azjatka- female lynx was released into the wild as a one-year-old cat in October 2020 as part of the project „Return of the lynx to northwestern Poland” conducted by the West Pomeranian Nature Society. She adapted to the wild without any problems, and we were able to track her hunting successes thanks to the…

The West Pomeranian Nature Society has undertaken the task of reintroducing the lynx to northwestern Poland after more than 300 years of the species’ absence in these areas. This task has become feasible thanks to the funding obtained under the Operational Program Infrastructure and Environment – project POIS.02.04.00-00-0143/16 „Return of the lynx to northwestern Poland.”…

The rebuilding of the lynx population depends on the work of many people. One of the most important tasks is monitoring lynxes after their release into the wild. This task is carried out by the Intervention Emergency Service, which forms a team of ZTP employees. They are the ones who keep „watch” over the released…

The first lynx born in the wild are the offspring of Cleo and Rudy from 2019. The pair had two young, which were observed until the next estrus with their mother. The following year, 3 lynxes became mothers: Cleo, Nelly, and Rózia, and a total of 7 kittens were born. However, the most fruitful years…

On February 24, 2022, ZTP received information from the Forest District Manager of Kalisz Pomorski about a killed lynx in the area of the town of Kalisz Pomorski. ZTP employees confirmed the information and went to the site to conduct an inspection. Unfortunately, it turned out that it was a female lynx born in the…

The story of the lynx with scabies has a happy ending! Rudy is returning to the wild today! Rudy was the first lynx released into the wild as part of the „Return of the Lynx to northwestern Poland” project, which we are implementing with the support of WWF Poland. Today, we have no doubt that…

Finally, true spring has come to us, which we have all been waiting for so long! Muca decided to take advantage of the sunny weather, lounging in the warm rays, in a beautiful green scenery.

The scabies mite (a small parasite that burrows channels in the skin) poses a significant threat to lynxes and other wild animals (e.g., foxes or wolves). Animals infected with it lose almost all their fur, and their skin develops scaling and oozing wounds. The wounds and scabs, including on the pads of their paws, prevent…

In November, a lynx was wandering around the area of Drawsko Pomorskie, in poor condition. It turned out to be Rudy, whom we… know well! The 6-year-old male weighed only 13 kg, while he should weigh twice as much! The reason for his terrible condition was scabies. For most wild animals affected by this disease,…