Home Range Size and Choice of Management Strategy for Lynx in Scandinavia |
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Authors: | JOHN D C LINNELL REIDAR ANDERSEN TOR KVAM HENRIK ANDRÉN OLOF LIBERG JOHN ODDEN P F MOA |
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Institution: | Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Tronheim. linnell@ninatrd.ninaniku.no |
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Abstract: | Annual and seasonal home ranges were calculated for 47 Eurasian lynx in four Scandinavian study sites (two in Sweden and two
in Norway). The observed home ranges were the largest reported for the species, with study site averages ranging from 600
to 1400 km2 for resident males and from 300 to 800 km2 for resident females. When home range sizes were compared to the size of protected areas (national parks and nature reserves)
in Scandinavia, it was concluded that very few protected areas contained sufficient forest to provide space for more than
a few individuals. As a direct consequence of this, most lynx need to be conserved in the multiuse seminatural forest habitats
that cover large areas in Scandinavia. This conservation strategy leads to a number of conflicts with some land uses (sheep
and semidomestic reindeer herding, and roe deer hunters), but not all (forestry and moose harvest). Accordingly research must
be aimed at understanding the ecology of these conflicts, and finding solutions. |
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Keywords: | : Lynx Nature reserves Seminatural forest Conservation strategy |
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