Reintroduction of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) to the Dinaric Mountains in 1973 is one of the rare examples of successful reintroduction of a large predator. Today Dinaric lynx population includes all lynx in Slovenia south of highway Ljubljana – Trieste, lynx in Croatia, as well as lynx in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is considered that the population consists of maximally 130 individuals, being small and endangered and the most important threats for its survival are poaching, low prey density and possible consequences of reduced genetic diversity. In Slovenia, Croatia and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina lynx is a protected species, while current legislation of the Serbian Republic does not recognize lynx at all. Slovenia and Croatia have coordinated their monitoring and management activities, while no organized monitoring system is present in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The goal is that the bilateral cooperation between Croatia and Slovenia becomes the basis for the management of the whole lynx population in this part of Europe including primarily Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also Austria and Italy.

Biologija,Veterinarska medicina