Maria Navarro
LIFE LYNXCONNECT Strengthens Training for the Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) of the Civil Guard in Iberian Lynx Conservation
Within the framework of the LIFE Lynxconnect project’s Training of Trainers Plan, a training course for SEPRONA officers was held on February 5th and 6th at the Civil Guard Traffic School in Mérida. The objective was to strengthen the officers’ capabilities in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the Iberian lynx, as well as in identifying
LIFE LYNXCONNECT reinforces the training of the SEPNA of the Republican National Guard.
Within the framework of the European LIFE LYNXCONNECT project, two training sessions for the SEPNA (Environmental Protection Service) of the GNR (National Republican Guard) were held on December 3rd and 4th in Beja and Évora. These sessions aimed to strengthen the officers’ capabilities in comprehensive knowledge of the Iberian lynx, as well as in risk
Successful participation in the webinar on preventing Iberian lynx roadkill within the framework of the LIFE LYNXCONNECT Project.
On January 28, 2026, the webinar “The Iberian lynx and other animals on the road: preventing roadkill and acting safely” was held with great success. It was organized by LIFE Lynxconnect with the support of the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF), in collaboration with the Institute of Mobility and Transport (IMT). The session,
The lynx world mourns the loss of Pedro Sarmento, the biologist who saved the Iberian lynx in Portugal
Originally from the parish of Santo Ildefonso, in Porto, Pedro Bernardo Marques da Silva Rodrigues Sarmento graduated in Biology from the University of Porto and obtained a doctorate in Biological Sciences from the University of Aveiro. After graduating in Biology, he began working as a Senior Technician at the Serra da Malcata Nature Reserve, focusing
The Artemisan Foundation Brings the LIFE LYNXCONNECT Project to the Province of Guadalajara
This month, an information session about the Iberian lynx was held in Illana (Guadalajara) as part of the LIFE LYNXCONNECT project. The session, aimed at hunters, landowners, and managers of hunting grounds in the area, was requested by the local hunting association. Its objective was to inform and improve knowledge about the species and its
LIFE LYNXCONNECT and “The Adventures of Leonardo the Lynx” in Alcoutim
Leonardo, the hero of the book “The Adventures of Leonardo the Lynx,” returned on February 5th to the Alcoutim School Group, where he was born three years ago thanks to a school project. The book was presented to 58 first-cycle students, highlighting that the Iberian lynx population is growing on the Iberian Peninsula, where, by