The Journal is published by the Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic in cooperation with the Cave Administration of the Czech Republic, the Krkonoše Mts. National Park Administration, the Bohemian Forest Mts. National Park Administration, the Podyjí National Park Administration and the The Bohemian Switzerland National Park Administration. It has been published since 1946.
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Nature Conservation 2/2008 — 22. 4. 2008 — Research, Surveys and Data Management
The Eurasian Lynx in the Czech Republic
The Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) is the biggest European wild cat.
The Eurasian Lynx's original population was extirpated on what is now the Czech Republic in the second half of the 19th century. Due to migration of individuals from neighbouring countries and their more effective protection, a population of the mammalian predator was reco-vered there in the 1970s and 1980s. In Central Europe, the Eurasian Lynx is an important driver controlling forest ungulate numbers: therefore, the carnivore substantially contributes to the forest ecosystem health. Moreover, at the same time, predation pressure by the Eurasian Lynx on forest and domestic animals is the most common reason of its conflict with human activities. The conflict very often results in poaching, which has been the main threat to the Eurasian Lynx in the Czech Republic.