How the Lynx is silently spreading all over Europe
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
- The Eurasian Lynx once verged on the brink of extinction, having been hunted until less than 700 individuals remained in Europe by the 1950s. But since then they've seen a dramatic recovery, aided by legal protections alongside relocation and conservation efforts. So let's look at the remarkable story behind this striking animal, the successes and failures of relocation efforts, and answer the most common question that the general public has in response: Are they dangerous?
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0:00 Intro
0:32 All About Eurasian Lynx
1:58 A History of Lynx
2:38 Subspecies
3:24 The successes and failures of Lynx reintroductions
4:56 How things are done now
5:39 Mossy Earth in the Carpathians
6:45 Are Lynx dangerous?
8:28 Recommendations
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Even if you're someone who's not big into rewilding, it's highly likely you've heard about the Eurasian Lynx. It steals headline after headline as more and more reintroduction plans and suggestions are raised, usually with a not-so-healthy sprinkling of tabloid fear mongering. A natural response to hearing the third largest predator in Europe could be coming to a forest near you is to worry about how it might affect you, so today in addition to doing our usual look at the history/recovery of a species, we wanted to provide some answers as to how dangerous Lynx really are.
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fantastic vid. thank you!
If your organisation is as incompetent as the speaker of this video who unable to say "Carpathian Mountains" but constantly says "Carpafian Mountains", I surely won't support you!
@@Tobitobiify We don't want the support of rude people like you so keep your money and go watch videos somewhere else. - Thanks, Duarte
@Mossy Earth Duarte, well said! 🎯🎯🎯 👏👏👏
@@MossyEarth do you plan on expanding operations to Hungary?
As a Spanish, I hope the Iberian Lynx also jumps back from its endangered situation. Thanks for this video!
Sometime in the future we'll definitely be covering the Iberian Lynx, that's another amazing animal in it's own right! Thanks for watching! - Tom
@@MossyEarth yeah! It's around 1k individuals in 2020, from 100 in 2000... interesting. Nice channel, thanks Tom. :)
We might even have a Iberian Lynx project coming soon ;) No promises but there could be something happening later in the year! - Cheers, Duarte
Viva España y viva el lince
I was hoping he would mention it too, I'm from Portugal and it's nice to see this very beautiful animal from our peninsula grow in numbers again
I'm 50 years old and have loved the outdoors my whole life. Yet I've only been able to catch a short glimpse of this magnificent animal once and that was close to my home in Sweden,
I really hope that the efforts of preserving them succeeds - nature needs variety and respect.
They're amazingly elusive animals, even with our camera traps in the Carpathians we only managed to catch a few glimpses! I hope these animals continue to bounce back too, they're doing good so far! - Tom
It's hard to spot them, they're very shy and care to hide. I'm living in the Jura mountains, and sometimes i can hear some, especially end winter/early spring.
Even in places where Lynx are common they are sly and rarely seen, very avoidant of humans. We're supposed to have lots of Canada Lynx around here but not a single one seen all my life! You were lucky
You were extremely lucky... I'm Romanian, we traditionally have had the largest population of lynxes... they are never ever spotted by humans. You can hear them sometimes but if they don't want you seeing them, you don't.
@@Bayard1503 also if you have enough snow in winter, you may see some traces let by them, again, lot of luck and patience needed. But mostly i'm just happy thei're back again, and don't tell if i spot some evidence of them. They need stay in peace.
Lynxes recently started moving back into Hungary in the north. When I was hiking in the mountains, one snuck up behind me while I was heading into a shelter for the night. It was like 5 meters or so away, and I think it was only curious. It just ran away when I looked and spoke at it.
I felt scared but kind of blessed too. Hope more of them come!
Wow that sounds amazing
Not kind of mate, youre blessed to witness these beautiful wild animals. Its part of history
Big cats are often very illusive, especially in the United States where the Bobcat essentially spans a good portion of the continent.
Which is exactly why I wonder if rewilding is a good idea or not.
@@julius43461 I live in the US and I can tell you that your more likely to be attacked by someone’s dog or pet cat than a lynx. They are very very skittish and will run away. They really only attack humans if you corner them and they can’t escape.
It would be nice if they were easier to spot but the fact they are so elusive also makes their presence and comeback more exciting and mysterious. The video was really informative, well done!
No doubt most of the stock footage we used came from some of the breeding centres, because otherwise a Lynx would be long gone before anyone got that close! Happy to hear you enjoyed the video Tiago! - Tom
Yep, and it means less likely to be hunted, as they're more elusive
As a Canadian woodsman, trained and experienced in both geology and forestry, I spent 14 years in the north of my country and never even saw a lynx. That's how reclusive they are. No doubt they were around me, I was in their habitat, but I never saw one. I would venture to say that they are of no danger to humans as widely spread as lynx are. Their populations rise and fall with the populations of snowshoe hares, which they are aptly equipped to catch. It's encouraging to see that Europe is reintroducing its wildlife, and planting forests, perhaps there is hope for the planet yet.
Meanwhile european corporations silently support deforestation in Brazil and Indonesia in order to expand the areas dedicated to cash crops and lower their costs
It means lynx are safe in ur area..those are shy n never came to area where thy smel human odour..
In my 25 years of age i never saw a single one in area where m living..i listened stories about them that there are mountain cats..but some years ago thy roam every night n killed almost every chicken in my village.after some research we found those are also victimes of climat change..food in mountains are declining so thy try to get food from here..and i found 4 or 5 lynx dead in mountain in a single trip..i think it will vanish from here..climate is changing vry rapidly here..
If the area is heavily populated by lynxes you would probably eventually see one. I live in some of the most lynx dense areas of Sweden and I have seen it about 3 times over about 10 years.
I love the Canadian lynx. The most handsome fluffiest of all
Im from Northern NY and even having spent a good deal of time in the Adirondacks the closest i have been to seeing one is a pair of blurry pictures on my brother's trail camera. (All we can make out is the outline of the face, and the distinctive whisker tufts are the only evidence of it being a lynx as opposed to something else)
One pet that is definitely on the lynx's menu is the domestic cat. This also means that lynxes are very efficient in reducing the numbers of feral cat populations.
Feral cats would be on the menu, although Eurasian Lynx typically prefer to go for small deer species. Of course, those are something that need controlling too! - Tom
Which is a good thing because in a way it helps to protect endangered small species from feral cat predation...
I'm sure they kill, but would they actually eat? For some I didn't think closely-related carnivores eat each other's flesh, eg. lions on cheetahs.
@@Sawrattan The African Lion kills and eats all the cubs from previous pride males, also Tigers will kill and eat Leopards, so they will eat what they kill.
@@453421abcdefg12345 They generally don't EAT other carnivores. Only in times of scarcity or harsh conditions does it become more common for cats to eat other cats.
A couple of years ago, I was cycling early one morning in the Sierra Espuna in SW Spain. A deserted mountain road, I had stopped to look at the view from the highest point, turned round , and a magnificent lynx was standing about 10 metres behind me! After a couple of minutes, it wandered off into the forest quite calmly, a lifetime experience! Roger in Spain 75
Skipped one of the best ones:
In Slovenia they were considered extinct, but someone who had a couple in care gave them up in terms for reintroduction and now they are so abundant, they are slowly moving to Italy and Austria as well.
We saw a Eurasian Lynx in broad daylight in Suffolk, England in July 1988. It sauntered out into the middle of a countryside road, ahead of us, sat down for about 20 seconds, and then slowly ambled off into the heathlands. One of the most amazing things I've ever seen in my life. I would love to know if he/ she was alone in the wild.
Did you have that pip-jolly english attitude when you seen one? Hilarious 😂
Living in the German Hunrück region, we have a lynx here now as well, since about two years. It apparently migrated here by itself. Hunters found tracks and faeces, and the local forester set up trail cameras, which captured some pictures.
Did "wild bill" investigate? Hilarious 😂
When i was around 10-12 years old (around 2006) i saw a Balkan Lynx near Krusevac (Serbia) where Mojsinje mountains start. I will never forget what i saw that day. A huge cat with those distinct ears. For years i was looking if there were recorded encounters in these parts but never saw anything about it until last year. Around 30Km on the other side of this city there is Jastrebac mountain and one was spotted there. I will forever cherish this memory
Lucky! Let's hope population will grow in future! 😸
Jastrebac is an amazing mountain, I'm from Kruševac and have always loved hiking there! Very underrated
I saw one in the Belgian Eifel region once. I was riding my mountainbike and spotted it at around 20 metres from me in the forest.
This was like 8 years ago and not many people believed me, but more and more evidence of their return has emerged in recent years. So that's pretty awesome.
My parents own a house in the mountains in northern Sweden. We actually had the strangest thing happen where a lynx climbed onto one of the balconies. There were large paw prints in the snow and a lot of claw marks on one of the pillars supporting the balcony. We never saw the animal but we concluded that it must have been a lynx due the size of the prints and its climbing skills. I had always been told that they were extremely shy and reclusive and that seeing one was very rare. You can imagine how surprised we were
"Fluffy terminators" tickled me. Great and insightful video, Tom!
Thanks Matt, glad you enjoyed it! - Tom
Lynx are indeed numerous in Slovakia. They are usually very skittish, except when they're in heat. I was fortunate enough to see a pair from a bus on the way home. The bus driver stopped for a good minute. They were prancing around right by the side of the road, completely oblivious to everything else.
As someone living in eastern Finland with lots of lynx in here, I can say that attacks on pets aren't rare - barn cats get picked off all the time, especially in winter when the lynx are hungry.
People just don't bother filing such cases I guess, as everyone knows it's a risk you take when you let your cat loose here.
That is a very good point, it may have seemed like a rarer occurrence because they don't get reported and it certainly makes sense that Lynx would go for them when it's slim pickings elsewhere. I know Eurasian Lynx have also been reported to go for smaller prey where Grey Wolves and Brown Bears are present, as they'll often get chased off of larger kills and waste the energy.
A lack of reports can be the problem with doing research rather than living the experience, and can lead to a very different story, so thanks for letting me know! At the very least we know that wouldn't be the case with attacks on people! - Tom
@@MossyEarth yeah, we do have both wolves and bears here so you might be onto something there :)
It's mostly just the small pets so while it's heartbreaking to lose a pet, it's not really a deal breaker in their protection. Most here respect them as a beautiful part of nature.
Tbf Lynx may fix the let loose cat problem
They kill to eat
Cats let loose kill for fun and kill a lot
If they feed on and overgrown pop of predator that are helped by human it could be benficial for all and lead to pets staying insides or taught to stay in fenced area
@@manuxx3543 while cats here in the rural area are very useful for controlling rodents around farms, you're very right in that many choose to fix their cats and keep them indoors here, if they don't strictly need the extra rodent riddance.
Here in more urban finland we are still waiting for something to rescue our apple trees from hoofed aliens.
If our cat (which is illegal to keep free anyway tbh.) or our 4y olds (which too are illegal to let roam free) are eaten, so be it.
I ducking hate deer (and rabbits).
Anyway map was sort of weird, suggesting that thuchimursu was without lynx for some time.
The Lynx has been my favourite large wildcat since I first learned about it at the age of 7. To see it spread over Europe makes me indescribably happy
The Eurasian Lynx is one hell of an impressive animal, it's crazy to think how they were almost gone for good. Glad we got to use all of that camera trap footage from the Carpathians too, especially that night footage of a Lynx following the scent of a hare!
I was told to respond to all comments, but it wasn't made clear if I'm supposed to respond to my own... I'm posting this anyway - Tom
@@MossyEarth 😂
Dont know about replying to comments but I've seen Duarte heart his comments.
@@Lone-Lee Damn you Lee! 😂 - Cheers, Duarte
impressive indeed. a large lynx in its prime can even take down an elk
Saw one once not too far away from where i live. (In Estonia) It was a beautiful creature. One of my favorite animals.
That's amazing, must have been quite the experience! - Tom
@@MossyEarth they are quite common in Estonia and were never hunted to extinction like in many other parts of Europe. Anecdotally, a frend of mine saw one crossing the road just last week while driving back from the countryside. Usually it is impossible to see them, though and apparently they prefer thick conifer forests, which also helps them get rid of winter fur in the spring. They are highly respected animal here, much more than wolves and bears, because people tend to fear the latter for a good reason.
What an amazing creature. The Balkan Lynxs went almost extinct in my country Albania but recently we've seen a few thanks to the camera traps.
Lynx are on my bucket list for an animal I want to someday see in England, I genuinely believe we can co exist with them given the public is educated! Great video!
I share the same sentiment, but there's definitely a lot of big hurdles to overcome first! - Tom
@@MossyEarthI also hope the same for Ireland. We have an overabundance of four species of deer (only one of whom is native), foxes, invasive mink and grey squirrels, and corvids due to the lack of a large native carnivore. Lynx is probably the best candidate for a reintroduction
Same here also in England, lynx is the only predator I think we could handle (bears and wolves would be more complicated).
It may well be there already
@Jack Sparrow in the forests
I live in Greece, where unfortunately we lost all of our lynx population back in the mid 90s.
We know that they occasionally cross the border into our country, but we have no self sustainable population any more. Are there any plans of re-introducing the lynx in Greece?
I'm not sure if there are any reintroduction plans in Greece right now, but I'd definitely expect to see some plans pop up in the future! Thanks for watching - Tom
I live somewhere in the mountains of Pindos in central Greece and the last few years, people in the villages see lynx here...!!!! And couples of them, also!!!
@@kolokythi100 Δεν εχουν να φάνε. Πολλές φορές έχουν αναφερθεί θεασεις λυγκα, αλλά τα μεσαιου μεγέθους φυτοφαγα εχουν κυνηγηθει από τους επαρχιωτες μεχρις εξαφανισεως. Αν δεν εμπλουτιστει η υπαίθριος κυριως με ζαρκαδια, λυγκα να παραμένει μόνιμα επί ελληνικού εδαφους δεν πρόκειται να ξαναδουμε.
If regular visits don't result in recolonization, the problem is most likely that the habitat still isn't sufficient. Why reintroduce when the wild lynx are still telling you it's not a good place for them to stay?
Spordhu
It is believed that in Macedonia there are from 35 to 40 remaining Balkan lynx, mostly found in Mavrovo National Park.
Love seeing bobcats (a smaller lynx species) here in the Northeastern US, they’re fairly common, it would be a treat to see a Lynx the next time I’m in Europe. They’d fit right in amongst the thick forests of Kerry in Ireland or in the Scottish Highlands.
They'd definitely be a perfect fit! Hopefully you'll get lucky and catch a glimpse of one whenever you're in Europe, I've seen a lot of stories in these comments about sightings so you never know! - Tom
They would NOT, these animals would be bitterly unpopular with sheep farmers (and how do you stop them spreading to sheep areas???) if they started attacking livestock. Remember, even the 'Scottish' wildcat was once present all over Britain but was so unpopular due to its savagery that it became confined to the highlands.
@@glochidiatus Scottish Wildcats do not prey on sheep, habitat loss led to the species retreating to remote areas of the Highlands. Did farmers get soft in the old country? I guess that’s what happens when you don’t have anymore predators to deal with. Get a livestock guardian dog. A lynx will take an average of just one sheep every two and a half year on average. A “worst-case scenario” is if the UK’s sheep are hit at the same rate as in France (2.84 sheep per lynx per year). The money brought in from tourism would vastly outweigh the loss of a few sheep per year, which is made clear by the reintroduction of wolves in the American west, which brings in millions in tourist dollars. Lynx would be much happier preying on deer deep in forests, they’re highly sensitive to human activity. The benefits of reintroducing large predators outweighs the relatively small economic impact that two small and controlled Lynx populations would pose to farmers.
@@glochidiatus What civilized countries do - pay farmers reparation for killed sheep, tell them to fence animals/use guard dogs instead of letting them roam wild areas freely, and heavy prison time for any barbarian who kills a lynx.
@@glochidiatus There are now lynx populations in Harz mountains and Bavarian forest on the border to czech republik and at the french border. Some with trackers. They seem to multiply and room around quite some but they prefer to be away from noisy humans.
Some sheep were killed but usually they kill roe deer.
Spread the awareness and love for the fluffy terminators. Always such a joy to see their footsteps in the snow… just knowing they are there, even if I’ve never seen one in the wild.
Even if you never see them, just knowing they're present gives a whole different feel to a forest! Who knows, if you keep seeing tracks maybe you'll catch a glimpse of one someday! - Tom
As a consultant ecologist in Scotland I CANT WAIT for these to be introduced. The beaver was super exciting and the lynx will be next level! Especially due to our problems with deer over population. It'll be exciting to see how the reintroduction of these two keystone species in combination, impacts our ecology. If successful of course, they aren't beavers!
@@Steves_fish r u srs panther and puma are the same thing and wild lynx are extinct in the uk
@@Steves_fish also pumas/mountain lion/panther whatever you want to call it naturally only exist in the americas. You’re probably talking about either zoo animals or pets that got loose. This guy as an ecologist is talking about wild populations
@@Steves_fish ok I’m confused what kind your talking about…puma is referring to the mountain lion/American predator and panther is a general term for big cats that can roar (panthera family) which includes leopards, Jaguars, tigers, and lions (and Jaguars are only found in the lower half of North America and parts of South America).
So you’re saying that there are wild mountain lions/puma (all puma are found only in the americas) AND panthers (I’m guessing your referring to Jaguars or leopards? …with only leopards being the closest ones…even if they had to have crossed a strait to get to the UK)
It’s impossible for puma or any panthers to be born in the wild here unless their parents were of illegal pet trade or released zoo animals…is that what you’re referring to??
But Scotland almost certainly has big cats. You must know that? There's been sightings for decades.
@@rp-wn5or
puma, panther/black leopard and lynx, all live and breed wild, in the uk. Also Kellas cats.
Great to see more exposure on this elusive species. There’s serious discussion on reintroductions in Scotland. It’s good to see different stakeholders engage in the topic, even if it’s not gonna happen in the near future.
Thanks Tim! It's always good to see these discussions and hear different views in the comments and on Discord, reintroductions can be a complicated topic after all! - Tom
They are probably already there. You'd never see them.
I will never forget seeing one of those on my grandpa's farm. Really beautiful creatures
It is nothing short of inspirational to think that these beautiful animals are increasing in both numbers and range.
Just as I watched a finnish border guard released night vision video of a Lynx mother protecting her two kittens from a wolf. She literally runs into and tackles the wolf. Also amazing to see three lynx in one spot as the mother takes her kittens and they continue on their way.
Last year I saw Lynxes two times in Beskid Niski mountain range in Poland, after three days of alone trekking across mountains, this one of wildest place in Poland.
Such beautiful animals! I had the luck to see one once in my home area, the Palatinate forest where they are also being reintroduced sind many years. I believe around 20 have been released there over the last few years and about 18 new ones were already born :) I think they stopped the project because it was so expensive, but maybe it was enough of a kickstart to permanentely reintroduce them to the region
That's awesome! If around 18 were born in the last few years, I'm pretty confident that population will continue to flourish even without funding providing poaching doesn't pick up. I'll keep my fingers crossed! -Tom
I really love the thought that is put into these projects, approaching the matter from all angles, like rewilding territories as well as anti-poaching projects and informing the public. It's amazing to see the thought, care and planning that goes into this.
The Eurasian Lynx is a beautiful animal. Here in California, we have the bobcat (Lynx Rufus), which is smaller and not as spectacular as the Eurasian species (basically, it's a housecat on steroids). Good luck bringing this magnificent cat back to Europe!
It’s wonderful to see and hear that various species of lynx are growing but we still need to do more. Great vid, incredibly informative!
I'm from Finland. I have seen their paw traces many times. I love these animals.
This footage is amazing!! Loving the progression in the videos
For such a shy animal, they sure are photogenic! Glad to hear you're enjoying our videos lately, we appreciate that! - Tom
I once got extremely lucky to see a Canadian Lynx up close in one of the parks in my city, we had quite a bit of fires that year and they got pushed closer to city parks. It was sleeping in some bush growth by part of the river bed. So many were taking photos of it
Amazing work as always! Always a positive part of my day
They have also moved back to Hungary in recent years from the Carpathians and now have a small population in the northern mountains (along with wolves which have also been missing until relatively recently).
Great to see all this wildlife move back in :D - Cheers, Duarte
Amazing. Thank you for your rewilding and educational efforts!
Excellent! Well edited and informative video on a fantastic species that sure needs our help. Thanks for putting this together Tom!
Thanks Diogo, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! - Tom
Theres about 5 lynx in my area where i live. And its about the size of monaco but even larger. Theres also 3 bears, Sometimes wolfes and lots of deer and moose. I live in Essvik sweden.
I know there probably are lynx living around the area of my home, but I’ve never seen one (in the wild) and I can only recall seeing tracks once. That was when we were looking after a family friends cat while he was traveling for work (which wasn’t uncommon).
Now his cat was a weird combination of independent and a cuddle-bug. She did fine alone, with just a check up once per day, getting some food, pets and checking the litter box, but she also loved being outdoors and had a cat flap.
So when you arrived you’d unlock the door and if you weren’t met with a cat meowing at you inside you just turned around and called her name into the forest and a minute or two later she’d come running.
Every. Single. Time.
Except once.
It was in winter we got there and unlocked the door, no cat. We were going to call her but saw tracks in the snow. One was hers, and the second set looked similar but waaaay bigger, which my mom identified as a Lynx. We called and she didn’t come. We put out all her food and just had to go and hope she’d be there tomorrow. We were really worried, but luckily the next day when we unlocked the door she was there! She seemed really exhausted and we didn’t see her (or her tracks) outside at all for a few days but soon enough she was running around again.
She passed away some years later at at least 16 years old. Even if she wasn’t mine, she was a good cat and I kinda miss her.
Greetings from Finland. There are supposedly ~2100 lynxes around here. I've only seen one wild lynx down the road during a bus drive. At first I thought it might be a large dog, but those ears were a dead giveaway.
I live in northwest Oregon and we have a decent amount of bobcats near where I live. They are such awesome looking creatures and I love having them around in the ecosystem.
Lovely fluffy terminators!! ❤️ Very informative video, thanks Tom!
Thanks Bob, glad you enjoyed it! - Tom
I had never heard of the term ecology of fear, thanks for that amazing lesson!!!
It is really important to reduce the impact herbivores have on the landscape. Glad you enjoyed the lesson :) - Cheers, Duarte
It's a term that could be applied to politics as well
Where I used to live, I had a lynx befriending my two kittens.
She would leave dead mice outside, once I found five of them stacked together and a whole bunch of lynx tracks all around, as well as tracks from my kittens(who had a cat flap). Once one of my kittens were meowing and staring out to the fields, I caught her when I was out having a leak on a tree, and sure enough on the other side of the fields I saw a lynx lurking and watching us. It made me realise how perseptive my kitten was, since the lynx was a good 100-200 meters away.
I assumed the lynx was either friendly, or it was all a coincidence, but I have to admit I still kept a better watch on my kittens from then on.
That's either really cute or super creepy :)
@@Sawrattan Yeah it's both at the same time.
Still dope I saw a live lynx, they are incredibly shy. I lived in those woods for almost a decade seeing tracks from lynx in the snow when walking the trails, but that was actually the only time I saw one.
Great program - beautiful, incredible photography. Thanks.
The Lynx is back in significant numbers here in Germany as well. Supportet by releasy programs like our neighbours do. Traffic is a great threat for them.
I live in Los Gatos, California named by the Spanish explorers for the local wildcat/bobcat/Lynx Rufus. There are still plenty of bobcats in the area as well as mountain lions/cougars. There are plenty of deer and other prey species to keep them and their kin well fed and busy. Our lives are made more full simply knowing they are out there, or on lucky occasions actually seeing them in nature.
I would apperciate a list of succesfull reintroductions of lynxes in Europe and a map of its current ranges. I am from the Czech Republic and there has been a succesful (as far as I know) reintroduction of lynx in the Šumava mountains in the west of Bohemia (on border with Bavaria, Germany). I would love to hear about how succesfull this project has been compared to others and how well has done the other projects. It would be nice to know in what areas we can meet lynxes (or live with them without meeting) nowadays. Besides this, thanks for the video. Lynxes are beautiful and play a key role in the ecosystems - it is great to know more about them.
Such a well made video, earned my subscription!
I'm beyond thrilled to hear this! I hope the wolves will come back too!! Good grief, we need wolves desperately here in the U.S.!! Great video!!
As a Croat, Im happy you mentiond us as we litrally have a nature reserve called ,,Risnjak" (Lynx-er, is the best translation I can give you) in the Velebit mountains, which you horrobly misprounanced ( it's prounanced Veh-leh-beet).
Sorry, buddy!! Velebit mountains are located a little farther in the direction South-East of Risnjak(Risnyak) National Park, which is in Gorski Kotar region not far away from the City of Rijeka in the Gulf of Kvarner(Quarner)❣(IN the Croatian: Oprosti, ali mislim da si pogriješio ❣🙏🖐)
@@miljenkorebernisak5385 Okay, I said Velebit instead of Dinaridi, my bad.
@@amazingallosaur6196,It's OK. The only important matter is the return of the lynx to its habitat in beautiful Croatia❣❣
Great upload, learned alot and was mesmerized the whole time
love the stuff you guys bring out
They're just freaking adorable 😍
Adorable with sharp teeth and claws, a dodgy combination😂 Can't help but appreciate their beauty though, such stunning animals! - Tom
Another great video, keep up the great work.
We'll keep it up, glad you enjoyed the video! - Tom
No is not a good video, he said there are 6 species but not, there are 7, he forgot the Iberican Lynx
@@Peluki83 , maybe check the facts before calling the video bad. In this video we are talking about the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) and its six subspecies. The Iberian (Lynx pardinus) is a completely separate species! So no, we did not forget it and we will be making a video about it exclusively in the future. The key here is for you to understand the difference between species and subspecies. - Thanks, Duarte
That’s what I was going to say 😃
Corporate needs you to find the difference between "Big kittens" and "Fluffy Terminators".
Me: "They're the same thing."
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Guys, do you intend to make any videos or projects about insect conservation? During the pandemic, I’ve moved back to the rural area I grew up in and I was quite shocked and worried by the decline of some species e.g. butterflies, cicadas, dragonflies, crickets, moths, etc., and also by the complete disappearance of fireflies. PS: amazing video as always ❤️
Excuse me while I quickly file your comment under "excuses for me to make an insect video", entomology is my personal passion and I'll take any opportunity to make content on invertebrates! I've had some insect video ideas listed for a long time, and while I can't say exactly if or when they'll come out (species like Lynx will always get more attention than insects unfortunately) I can say that I'd love to make some!
As for projects, we've had a fair few projects with snails, namely the Desertas snail species and the Obo Giant Snail on Sao Tome and Principe, and I believe we have some upcoming ones specifically regarding insects too. Many of our projects will also provide a home for insect life by extension. Hope this helped! - Tom
@@MossyEarth Thanks for the reply, Tom! Great to know that you’re also interested on invertebrates. Unfortunately you’re right about the less attention given to insects. I am personally fascinated by them since ever and in fact one of my earliest childhood memories is about an afternoon that I spent watching a “war” between two ant colonies in my garden that ended with the complete decimation of one of them. That was probably my first significant encounter with wildlife and since then, I’ve always been interested in insect species and their behaviour. -William
I am also surprised by the lack of insect when I visit the house I grew up in. We can even keep the window open in the evening and almost nothing comes in. During my childhoood, we had to have nets in our windows to be able to have them open, even during daytime. I miss butterflies the most, they are so rare nowadays. I don't miss mosquitos so much but I am afraid that those animals who eats mosquits are terribly hungry now.
@@MossyEarth definitely make videos on insects, they may not be as flashy as apex predators or keystone terraformers like wolves and beavers respectively, but they are just as vital to a healthy ecology.
The tiny microbes and the small insects play a huge role in supporting life on the larger scales. Whether the "creapy crawlies" are decomposers, pollinators, or just food for higher up the foodchain they are very inportant in making sure the natural environment stays working. (And as invasives they can be extremely problematic like the emerald ash bore beetle. Or very helpful as an intentionally introduced species, i don't know the exact species but an aquatic moth is being used in NY to help combat the very problematic invasive Eurasian milfoil thats choking our lakes and ponds.)
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Glad I wrote in that smooth, subtle ego boost! - Tom
thank you for your incredible videos!!
Releasing two male lynx into new territory. WOW. JUST WOW.
Makes you question, the competence of those who are in charge
I had a house cat and lynx mix as a jard pet in Croatia. We got it from the guy who was living next to the forest. Extremely smart cat but not easy to be friends with. Great hunter though. There was no mouses and rats in the estate. It had beautiful long hair on the ears as lynx but size as the regular cat though a bit stronger in build and it had no descendants. I hope lynx population comes back to normal
I've seen plenty of lynx in Eastern Finland. I've even seen a large cat fighting off one.
The funny thing about is that they seem to follow deer populations, so you know you might see one if deer migrate nearby.
Yup even in western Finland i keep seeing them every once in a while
Near Helsinki i'm waiting for anything to eat rabbits, rats or White tailed deer. lynx coud move into my garage if it would keep those pests away.
One of my teachers told me the story of a time they went with a gamekeeper to a lynx location in the jura mountains, following their GPS track.
According to their tracking they got ten meters away from the lynx, but they still couldn't see it, it wass too well hidden
I live in the Jura region and a few years back one of the lynxes actually almost walked on our balcony/terrace that is connected to the hill behind the house.
At first we thought we heard a person scream in pain until we saw the lynx watching us from the hillside and screaming.
After a few minutes it walked away and we went back in. Maybe our dogs barking at it was telling it to stay away.
An amazing and as I now know really rare experience. Although since then I know what a lynx sounds like and I heard some many times again.
Each year I've seen one or two close to my house in Norway and I see their tracks in the snow throughout the winter. I'm pretty sure that I can hear them screaming across the forest at night too.
Aaaah I'm so jealous... almost hurts. 1 or 2 per year?! - Duarte
I live in the Netherlands and we are blessed with a Wolf population since very recently, they just wandered in from Germany and discovered a wooded area in the middle of our country. This was completely unplanned. There are 3 breeding pairs in the netherlands by now and as far as I know the total number of wolves is around 20. Lynxes would be great, could something similar happen with lynxes or would that need more planning? Wolves in western Europe seem to be surprisingly brave crossing populated area's and motorways after they leave their parents in search of a territory for themselves.
There also are some wolfes living in Czechia who came here from abroad. We used to be a wolf-free country but they are reemerging step by step without any help from us humans. Some of them are even breeding.
So at least 6 wolves in the Netherlands. That is like an accomplishment to post of the wall of the Facebook account. How many rats do you have in the Holesland, I mean the Underlands, of both kind?
Loved the camera trap footage! They’re just so illusive. Brilliant and informative video guys & thank you the recommendation, hopefully it won’t be long until Britain can see the Lynx🙏🌿
Gorgeous animal, I hope I see one in Sweden one day. I had a run in with an American bobcat in Arizona once, it was quite the staring contest until I calmy backed out the way I came.
growing up the lo (lynx) was almost a mythical creature to me in my small town in the deep woods of småland, sweden. of course I knew they existed but they were so rare that I didn't know a single person who'd ever seen one as opposed to say wolves or bears which are also rare this far south but not uncommon in say, zoos. then one day about five years ago my uncle shares a video from his yard where his wife got good footage of a lynx in daylight casually walking through their property. roughly three years later I finally got lucky when one night I saw one on the side of the road just outside my small home town. just as I made a turn quite close to it, it flew across the asphalt and disappeared among the trees. very cool experience because I was pretty certain that I would never encounter one in my life. good conservation practices works people.
And in Blekinge I’ve seen them many times during my life. Almost hit them with my car two times 🫣
In the Harz region in Germany there can be Lynxes seen roaming around in the forest.
It is a privilege to have them back! Enjoy :) - Cheers, Duarte
I had a close ancounter (2m) with one while hiking on LSD in germany together with a friend. Was breathtaking but best experience of our live.
A saw a lynx outside of my house (not in the city) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY in winter a few years ago. I was a litle worried for my cat and my tiny dog and didnt have them outside because i saw tracks of it in the snow IN MY GARDEN because it had jumped over the fence. This went on for about a week. The fact that i saw a lynx in the middle of the day might seem unbelivable but it actualy happened. (i live in southern Sweden)
A very interesting documentary ! Odd that anyone should choose to introduce 2 male Lynx into the wild, as you say these introductions need to be more planned, there is of course a huge anti introduction lobby which resists any deliberate introduction of species , I think the only way to overcome this is to only announce the introductions to local enthusiasts and of course the local hunting clubs so that they are aware of their presence, good luck with this, we need more Scottish Wild Cat and other re introductions when suitable prey species are present. Chris B.
Quite an odd choice indeed... :)
There is a good population of lynx around Oslo, the capital of Norway. And lynx are sometimes seen by people living on the outskirts of the city.
In their mating seasons (lynx, not people) you can often hear them, if you know what to listen for!
It is part of the Norwegean culture to use our wilderness resources for walking trips, collecting berries and mushroom, fishing, camping etc. And around Oslo some of the more popular areas are shared between people and lynx. That is, the lynx knows about it, not the people!
It may happen that lynx and people run into each other, but that is very rare. And the idea that lynx should be dangerous to people has very little to support it. Even if a lynx would be able to kill a person under the right circumstances.
Lynx are like ghosts and you should be very lucky to see one. If you are afraid of being killed by one, you could for instance avoid stealing the newborn kitten from one? In such an instance a very dangerous reaction may be triggered in the lynx!
Always good to hear positive news for a change✌️
Excellent video Tom! I love this species ❤️
Cheers Duarte! In my opinion it's one of the most iconic animals in Europe, it's a stunning animal - Tom
Will you eventually cover the golden jackal and its rapid spread throughout western and northern Europe? :(
We might do! I'll add that idea to our list, but we have a LOT of videos planned so it might be a long while before it comes about. Still, I think there's an interesting story in there so it will definitely be considered, thank you for the idea! - Tom
Jackals are spreading through Balkans too
@@manyinterests1961 I thought they were always present there.
I live near the jura mountains, never seen one but I have seen paw prints in the snow :)
Side note however, at 3:57 that's a photo of the Alps, not the Jura. The Jura mountains are famous for being relatively flat at the top and being covered in forest. Hence the name probably coming from a Celtic word "jor" (or similar) meaning forest
Ah my bad, it was listed under 'Jura Mountains' on a stock footage site that we use, but it must have been mislabelled and I didn't notice. Sometimes things like that slip through, but thanks for letting us know! - Tom
"Fluffy terminators"! 😄😄😄
Loved the commentary, well done!
It really amazes me, that we were taught in school about cool African animals, like tigers, while noone told us about local species like lynx, or bison.
I feel like Lynx are a perfect predator for rewilding since they rarely come into contact with humans and thus it's easier for people to accept their presence. For instance, unlike with bears, I don't know anyone who's even seen a lynx eventhough I live in Finland where there are thousands of them.
It's definitely easier to convince people and governments of the benefit of Lynx rather than Bears and Wolves, which is understandable as nobody wants to be torn apart when out for a walk. That holds true for the stories of their decline too, as both bears and wolves were hunted not only for fur but also out of fear or to protect livestock. Think there's a long, long way to go before those will return to many more places, but the Lynx feels far closer! - Tom
The Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) is not in this video because it is actually a separate species, in fact, the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) is more closely related to both the Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) and the Bobcat (Lynx rufus) than to the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus), thus making the iberian lynx the most basal living lynx species.
Thank you Indy! A lot of people have been asking 😅
Thanks for the frequent content. Hopefully that will get you some more exposure via the RUclips algorithm!
Thank you Felix, we appreciate it! Engagement rates do a lot when it comes to gaining the favour of the almighty algorithm, so your early comment helps us loads! - Tom
Great job. Keep going.
I remember growing up learning about our Iberian-Lynx and how they were so close to extinction. As a kid, I couldn't understand how humans could do something like that.
Between hunting and massive forest fires (>70% of forest fires are created by humans here) their species, and others, have been massacred for centuries.
There's even forest fires that are specifically created to destroy habitats so business men can purchase and build on these lands. Every year, there's countless gigantic fires that end thousands of lives in the Iberian Peninsula.
But, hey, if no humans are hurt and no infrastructures are damaged then most people don't care. As long as people can have a more conveniently placed McDonald's, more roads and houses then all the better.
The worst part is that their habitats are being destroyed. There's less and less land for them to live in.
What's our plan? One day we keep a specimen from every animal and plant inside a glass box and call them preserved?
I find the "dangerous" topic a rather irrelevant/subjective one because we, ourselves, are the most dangerous animals to have ever existed. No animal comes close to what we have done and still do to this planet.
If we deserve a place on this planet, then 99,9% of all life deserves a place as well. And they deserve freedom in a natural habitat, not a cage in the zoo for people to look at them like some freak in a circus or a couple of acres surrounded by roads or factories or planes polluting their atmosphere.
They're animals just like us. Why do "we" treat them like objects more often than not?
I find it so odd that people care so much about African slavery in the past, they care about the Holocaust but they don't care about billions of animals and plants who are treated like objects from birth to death every year and we still waste what they give us, we take more than what we need, we destroy everything that doesn't benefit us... but I digress, most people aren't ready to accept this truth yet. It's not a convenient truth, regardless of importance.
I’ve watched the wolverine video a little while ago, very interesting indeed! However I like the lynx more just because I love the way they look.
I live in the Netherlands myself and we don’t really have a large predator species here besides foxes (which I consider small) and seals, but that’s in the water 😜
Just recently they found out the wolves are returning here via Germany mainly in the region called the Veluwe, pretty much our only bigger nature reserve that we have. Our country is so populated with humans so I don’t expect the Lynx around here anytime soon sadly enough..
Als een Sallander bekeek ik al eens zijn verspreidingsgebied en uitbreiding. Dichtstbijzijnde populatie: in de buurt van Detmold (D) - 200 km van hier. Uitbreiding: anders dan een wolf zijn ze redelijk honkvast en breiden maar ongeveer 10 km per jaar uit. Nog wel 20 jaar geduld dus, als ze al uitbreiden in onze richting want er is weinig bos in dat tussenliggende gebied. De lynx kan ook vanuit België via Limburg noordwaarts trekken maar dat is al even ver.
Seen one once. Unexpectedly sat on my lawn one summer morning. I live in nothern Sweden
My grandpa used to tell me they sit on tree branches and when a human walks under that branch they drop themselves from great height right on your head and bite the neck. Now I dont know if thats true or he made it up to scare me but it stuck with me that you dont mess with the those kitties that have brushes on their eartips
I think in Finland reindeer herders are the biggest threat to them, because they prey on especially the younger reindeer here. Every reindeer has an owner and young ones are earmarked based on the mother's earmark every year in big gatherings. Even though the herders are compensated for losses to predators, many herders feel like the compensation is not enough to cover the costs and some have retaliated towards them. It's very difficult to keep track of lynx so if some disappear from certain areas, it's impossible to find the culprit. Wolverine and wolf are other animals that get similar treatment from them and they are very much against increasing their populations in reindeer herding areas (which is pretty much the whole Lapland). Especially wolverine, which may kill multiple reindeer in a frenzy, if allowed inside an enclosure where reindeer are gathered.
Great information. I've never heard the phrase ecology of fear. Here in the USA, as soon as a predator comes off the endangered list, the smooth brains want to hunt it.
Look at the video How wolfs changed rivers. It's about the importance of predators and "ecology of fear" to the whole ecosystem.
I am from Türan Qazaqstan 🇰🇿 and we also have a Big Lynx Populations, it's around 27,000 thousand and they are called Turkestan Lynx, we hope their Population will Skyrocket and Double.
i have them down the street. but never saw one, neither did i see wolf.
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i went to see where are lynxes from lifelynx project in slovenia.. and catalin and igi started family at my front door. im so proud.
I'd love to see Lynx reintroduced to Britain but I know that its a rather controversial idea. Great video!
Controversial to say the least! I think a lot of that comes from fear and a bit of misinformation though, so hopefully that section at the end clears the issue up for someone out there. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching! - Tom
@@MossyEarth id love to see them here but i know that most woods are community woods and the only animals there are deer and rabbits
Scotland is looking at this. I hope we have the balls to do it.
That would be amazing
@@thomasmoore5949 Not going to happen, you'd hear the farmers squalling and howling, in case they were forced to actually be shepherds to their sheep, instead of just leaving them to survive as best they can, all the while pocketing their bloated subsidies and demanding everybody else look after their stock. And anything that might harm those stock be slaughtered.