Fragmentation of the environment affects the dispersal of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx). This also occurs in the Harz region, in central Germany, where in 2000 the Luchsprojekt Harz started reintroducing the Eurasian lynx. This constantly growing population causes lynx dispersal including high traffic volume …

The human population on earth has increased from 3 billion to 6 billion since 1960 and nearly 25% of the earth's terrestrial surface is now cultivated. The human pressure causes habitat fragmentation and has reduced populations of large carnivores throughout the world. Livestock depredation is the most …

Eurasian lynx in Norway are monitored with methods based on unreplicated counts of family groups (adult females with dependent kittens) since 1996. Two methods are used to monitor lynx population size. However, variable and often poor snow cover caused that an alternative method needed to be found. Camera …