22 April 2021

Austria Insight: Tours for the exploration of the living space of lynxes in the Kalkalpen Nationalpark

Lynxes are back in the Austrian alps in Upper Austria, Styria and in regions of Lower Austria! Sightings of the well camouflaged animals are made regularly via photo and video traps in Austria such as at the Kalkalpen Nationalpark where visitors can join exploration tours. Participants won't get the chance to see one of the lynxes but the exploration of the living space with a professional guide - even when the main players (the lynxes) are for the visitors visually absent - provides new perspectives on the forests' flora and fauna where lynxes are mainly active in the twilight and at night. The Kalkalpen Nationalpark tours start at around 9:00 in the morning and will follow the tracks of lynxes and other animals in the region. The booking for the walks is already available online at kalkalpen.at/de/Im_Reich_des_Luchses_4.

Images, from right: The lynxes at the Kalkalpen Nationalpark were named by the researchers such as the one on view at the picture; it shows the lynx Skadi. Photo provided by Nationalpark Oberösterreichische Kalkalpen, © Nationalparks Austria, Sonvilla Graf (in Austria based nature conservation and wildlife photographers Christine Sonvilla and Marc Graf, sonvilla-graf.com). Left: View over the Nationalpark Oberösterreichische Kalkalpen; © Nationalparks Austria, Stefan Leitner (stefanleitner.com).

Video below: Pictures from a video trap.