Living creatures, such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects, are collectively referred to as animals. - Captured lynx were introduced to the Harz Mountains but promptly fled.
A young lynx that had been moved from the Nuremberg Zoo to a release enclosure in Bad Harzburg managed to escape, scaling a 4.5-meter-high protective fence. The incident took place just hours after the animal's arrival on Thursday night. According to Ole Anders, head of the Harz Lynx Project, the feline was quickly captured using a tranquilizer dart.
The lynx spent its entire time in a more open, less secure part of the national park. Now, it has been moved to a more secure enclosure with a roof and three masonry walls where it can rest and adjust. The plan is for the lynx to be transferred to a larger, more permanent home next year, where it will mate with a female lynx. However, the breeding female has not yet arrived in the Harz and the enclosure is still under construction. In the meantime, the young lynx has enough time to get comfortable in its new surroundings, explained Anders.
Initially, the lynx was supposed to be brought to the Harz a few weeks ago, but it wasn't willing to get into the transport box in Nuremberg, preventing its relocation.
The park is part of an international breeding program aimed at preserving Europe's largest cat species. The breeding program includes placing suitable breeding pairs in designated enclosures, coordinated by the breeding bookkeeper at the Bern Zoo. The program's objective is to provide offspring for species protection projects, as well as continue the breeding program itself. Experts like Anders warn that many lynx populations in Europe are at risk due to inadequate inter-connectivity between them, potentially leading to inbreeding.
Lynx were reintroduced into the Harz between 2000 and 2006. The current population in the area totals approximately one hundred animals, some of which were introduced post-2006.
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- The escape of the lynx from its enclosure in Bad Harzburg, a town located in Lower Saxony, made headlines in Franconia and Europe.
- The Nuremberg Zoo, located in the historic city of Nuremberg, has been a part of a European breeding program for lynx, aiming to preserve Europe's largest cat species.
- Despite initial struggles with transport, the lynx was eventually relocated from Nuremberg Zoo to a temporary enclosure in Bad Harzburg, where it spent a period adapting to its new surroundings.
- The lynx, originally from Nuremberg Zoo, found itself in the famous Harz Mountains, a popular tourist destination in Germany, known for its Nuremberg Zoo, as well as its beautiful landscapes and Bad Harzburg's captivating local charm.
