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A Eurasian lynx sneaks through its enclosure in the Tripsdrill wildlife paradise.
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Lynxes are very rare in Baden-Württemberg.
In order to ensure offspring, the female Finja was released into the wild in December.
She seems to be fine.
Even if a big question remains unanswered.
Stuttgart - Three months after a female lynx was released into the wild in an enclosure in the northern Black Forest, the cat seems to be feeling comfortable in her new home.
“Finja has settled in well,” said Agriculture Minister Peter Hauk (CDU) in Stuttgart on Monday.
She began to explore the northern Black Forest and establish her territory there.
“This is good news because it lays the foundation for a permanent and healthy lynx population in Baden-Württemberg.”
Hauk and the wildlife experts still have to be patient for possible success news: “There are no signs of this at the moment,” said a spokesman for the ministry.
The mating season lasts from February to April.
After a gestation period of around 70 days, pregnant lynx cats look for a protected place to whelp and give birth to one to four young.
There is particular hope for a mating with the lynx “Toni”, which has its territory in the northern Black Forest.
“We are incredibly excited to see whether there is any evidence that Finja and Toni met,” said Eva Klebelsberg, head of the state project at the FVA Wildlife Institute.
The cat is doing well, that shows its appetite, she continued.
“Finja now moves widely and primarily preys on deer.
This corresponds to the natural behavior of wild lynxes.” A fox and rabbits were also among their prey.
Lynxes pose no threat to humans.
As the largest wild cat species, the lynx was widespread in Europe more than 200 years ago.
But as a predator of farm animals he was targeted.
In addition, the loss of habitat contributed to the animals disappearing from the forests.
In total, up to ten lynxes, primarily females, are to be released in the Black Forest over the next four years.
According to the ministry, resettlement projects have already been successful in the Swiss Jura, the Palatinate Forest and the Vosges.
Animals from these areas should be linked to their occurrence in the Black Forest in the future.
Finja is equipped with a transmitter on the collar that sends a signal with a location once a day.
At least two and up to five Kuders currently live in Baden-Württemberg.
Toni in the northern Black Forest and the lynx Wilhelm in the southern Black Forest are certainly confirmed.
Lias are also listed in the Upper Danube Valley as well as the two animals known under the abbreviations B723 and B3002 on western Lake Constance and in the southern Black Forest.
However, according to the ministry, no sign of life was detected for a long period of time.
Another lynx was run over on the A8 motorway near Remchingen (Enzkreis) in January.
It was born in the Swiss Jura in Baden-Württemberg with the name B962 and was first detected in houses in the Waldshut district in October last year.
dpa