Artemisan Foundation and the FAC hold a few days to learn about the Iberian lynx

On February 26 and 27, conferences focused on raising awareness of the value of the conservation of the Iberian lynx and the benefits it can bring will take place in the Sevillian towns of Lora del Río and Guadalcanal.

These talks are promoted by the Artemisan Foundation , with the collaboration of the Andalusian Hunting Federation and have the objective of reaching hunters, owners and managers of hunting reserves, as well as anyone who wants to attend to learn more about this feline.

These meetings revolve around LIFE LYNXCONNECT, a project that aims to achieve a self-sustaining and genetically viable Iberian lynx population in the long term. This will be done by connecting the six existing cores and creating two new ones. All of this will contribute to reducing the risk of extinction of this species. In addition, the project aims to achieve other specific objectives such as reducing the risk of extinction of the species, improving the status of its population, reducing remaining threats, implementing conservation measures and improving the habitat through tools for land stewardship and social participation. , and update the Iberian strategy for the species. They will also try to create two new centers in Lorca and Sierra Arana.

The project is made up of 21 partners, including administrations, private companies and NGOs. It is an initiative that aims to continue the work that began in 2002:

• 1st LIFE Lince Project
• 2nd LIFE Iberlince Project
• 3rd LIFE LYNXCONNECT Project

This is where the Artemisan Foundation comes into play, an association that values ​​the hunting world, since 90% of the individuals of this species live in hunting reserves or private farms with this type of use. They report on the European project LIFE LYNXCONNECT and put on the table the benefits of the presence of lynxes for the management of small game species such as the wild rabbit or the control of predators such as the mongoose.

The conferences have been running since July 2021 in Extremadura (18 in total) and each month they cover different parts of the geography in which the project is being carried out, in March they will be given in Córdoba. They last around two hours and are exhibited completely free of charge, they are an opportunity to learn about and know how to treat those spaces in which this jewel of the Iberian fauna has been recovered. At the end, there is a debate and round of questions to resolve any questions regarding the matter.

To know more about the lynx you can read our blog by clicking on the image:

Author: María Balletbó