Lukaš to rejuvenate Slovenian lynx family

Slovenian forests have welcomed another male lynx from Slovakia. Lukaš was released into the forests in the north-western Gorenjska region on 19 April to join three female and one male lynx in the region.

Lukaš was captured in Slovakia in January and stayed in a quarantine enclosure in Slovenia from mid March. He is estimated to be between 3 and 5 years old and weighed 24 kilogrammes at the time of capture.

Lukaš was released into the wild with the goal to replace the male lynx Zois, who has not been seen in the region in a year. Hopefully, he will mate with Aida, one of the...