The two LIFE projects are directly related, as the wild rabbit is the main prey of the Iberian lynx. The “Jornadas Iberconejo sobre intercambio de experiencias sobre fomento de poblaciones del conejo de monte” took place on 15 and 16 February 2023 in Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain. The LIFE LYNXCONNECT project participated in the conference with

The new lynx releases in the #Stepping Stones of Ibores of the LIFELYNXCONNECT Project.Two specimens from La Olivilla Breeding Centre (Jaén): “Torno” (male) and “Tapia” (female) wearing GPS collars.Released by hard release in a vital area of interconnection with the populations of Castilla la Mancha.

LYNXCONNECT concludes the first phase of lynx reintroduction in Sierra Arana The lynxes that took centre stage on 3 March, coinciding with World Wildlife Day, are Toronja, Tamara and Tritao, two females and a male born in 2022 from the National Iberian Lynx Breeding Centre in Silves, Portugal. These three specimens are in addition to

The first three of the eight Iberian lynxes to be released in the Region are already in acclimatisation enclosures, prior to their definitive release into the wild. The President of the Regional Government, Fernando López Miras, today took part in the release of three Iberian lynx specimens in the surroundings of the Pantano de Puentes

On the afternoon of 23 February, the third of the 10 specimens to be released in Extremadura in 2023 was released.It is a specimen called “Tanque”, from the El Acebuche breeding centre (Huelva).It has been released using the hard release method in the ZEC of the Ortiga river, in the Don Benito TM.

In Portugal, under the LIFE LYNXCONNECT project, all actions aimed at reintroduction were designed with the utmost respect for local populations and were planned to be understood and supported by them and designed to be in line with the traditional and sustainable uses of the areas covered. They are also designed to generate positive economic