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Kaczensky, P.
Status and distribution of the lynx in the German Alps
1998 Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy (10): 39-42
The lynx (Lynx lynx) had been eradicated in the German Alps by the middle of the 19th century. Since the early 1970s there have been several attemps to initiate the re-introduction of lynx into the German Alps, but none of the projects could be carried out because of the still very controversial attitudes toward the species, and because of competition between institutions. Natural re-colonization of the German Alps by lynx can be expected sooner or later from Switzerland or Austria. Although lynx are already present in some parts of Germany outside the Alps, neither an organized monitoring system nor compensation regulations for losses of livestock exists. For a successful comeback of lynx into Germany, including the German Alps, more efforts than a year-round protection by the federal hunting law is needed. Initiative management actions and intensive public education are necessary to obtain and secure public acceptance of the lynx.
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