Citizen Scientists Showed a Four-Fold Increase of Lynx Numbers in Lithuania

By the early 2000s, Eurasian lynx (<i>Lynx lynx</i>) were nearly extirpated in Lithuania. To determine their status, we used snow-track counts in 2006–2012 and volunteer monitoring in 1999–2005 and 2015–2018. Using simple questionnaires, we collected incidental observations from hunters,...

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Main Authors: Linas Balčiauskas, Laima Balčiauskienė, John A. Litvaitis, Eugenijus Tijušas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/22/9777