The EFA El Soto, a vocational training centre of reference in agroforestry and environmental training in the province of Granada, held on 8 February a Socio-environmental Conference dedicated to the “Biology, habitat and conservation of the Iberian lynx”. The conference was aimed at young people, students in their final years of higher education. The LIFE

A female Iberian lynx named Salema was released yesterday, 17 February, on the El Cotillo and Navas Lanas estates, located in the municipality of Córdoba, in the Guadalmellato Valley reintroduction area (Córdoba). Coming from the captive breeding centre of La Olivilla, it is the offspring of the female Janes and the male Nimbus and was

Last Monday 14th February, the Portuguese TV programme “Portugal en Direto” interviewed Dr. João Alves about the LIFE LYNXCONNECT Project, its objectives and actions. You can watch it following this link: https://www.rtp.pt/play/p9677/e598861/portugal-em-direto/1017138

The cubs that were born last year in the breeding centres are now ready to go into the field. During the last few months they have learned from their mothers and developed their hunting skills and exploratory behaviour. They have also learned to defend their prey against their littermates and to avoid contact with humans.

Last December 2021, the 30th International Congress of Conservation Biology (ICCB 2021) was held. Although this edition should have been held in Rwanda, this time the congress took place virtually, conditioned by the global situation of COVID. ICCB is the world’s premier gathering for conservation scientists and practitioners, including researchers, students, agency staff, environmental educators,

The Directorate General for the Natural Environment (Regional Ministry of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Environment) of the Region of Murcia participates as a partner in the LIFE project “Creation of a genetically and demographically functional Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) metapopulation”, known as LIFE LYNXCONNECT. On Thursday 27 January 2022, a meeting was held between