LOSSES
According to the Swiss lynx concept (DE, FR, IT), every dead lynx (natural mortalities, legal and illegal killings) is to be sent complete and immediately to the Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI) at the University of Bern for diagnosis. Additionally, KORA will receive all data for the monitoring of the populations. However, losses in the population do not only consist of mortalities, but also of captures for translocations. The number of losses in the carnivore populations and their causes are important indices for the status of the population.
Losses are also presented in the KORA Monitoring Center. More information can also be found in the FIWI’s annual reports.
In 2020, there were 9 losses in the Jura population, and 22 in the Alpine population. Nineteen losses were juveniles.
Development of known losses per year in both Swiss lynx populations – Jura (yellow) and Alpine (green). Development of known losses per year in both Swiss lynx populations – Jura (yellow) and Alpine (green).
© KORA
Losses in 2020 in the two lynx populations – Jura and Alpine
Age: ad = adult, sa = subadult, ju = juvenile. KT = Canton. Pop = Population: J = Jura, A = Alpine; Sex: m = male, f = female.
| Date | Community | Location | KT | Pop | Sex | Age | Individual, Cause of loss |
| 01.01.2020 | Valangin | Gorge du Seyon | NE | J | f | ad | Traffic, car |
| 15.01.2020 | Gurtnellen | Reussbrücke A2 | UR | A | m | ju | Traffic, car |
| 21.01.2020 | Broc | Ch.-sur-Montsalvens | FR | A | m | ju | Traffic, car |
| 31.01.2020 | Kirchberg | Brundeltobel | SG | A | f | ad | B369, disease, mange |
| 01.02.2020 | Hundwil | Hinterebnet | AR | A | f | ju | Orphaned young, legally killed |
| 05.02.2020 | Gruyère | Le Closalet | FR | A | f | ju | Traffic, car |
| 16.02.2020 | Oberriet | Stein | SG | A | f | ad | ISIS2, Capture for translocation |
| 12.03.2020 | Ormont-Dessus | Les Diablerets | VD | A | f | sa | Disease, mange |
| 12.03.2020 | Brot-Dessous | Fretereules | NE | J | f | ad | LYCKA, Capture for translocation |
| 14.03.2020 | Vallorbe | La Frasse | VD | J | f | ad | TARDA, Capture for translocation |
| 12.04.2020 | Köniz | Wuhr | BE | A | f | ju | Disease, pneumonia |
| 23.04.2020 | Rossinière | Stausee | VD | A | m | sa | Trauma |
| 01.05.2020 | Riggisberg | Laubchromen | BE | A | f | ad | Disease, mange |
| 21.06.2020 | Lenk | Birgfluh | BE | A | m | ju | Juvenile, legally killed |
| 19.08.2020 | Roches | Les Emettennes | BE | J | f | ad | B690, legally killed, sheep depredation |
| 26.08.2020 | Bauma | Stoffel | ZH | A | f | ju | Orphaned young, legally killed |
| 04.09.2020 | Diemtigen | Riedli | BE | A | f | ju | Orphaned young, legally killed |
| 10.09.2020 | Frutigen | Chumme | BE | A | m | ju | Orphaned young, legally killed |
| 11.09.2020 | Vallorbe | Parc aux Veaux | VD | J | m | ju | Traffic, car |
| 09.10.2020 | Glovelier | Moebrai | JU | J | f | ad | B803, legally killed |
| 20.10.2020 | Reichenbach | Rüdlen | BE | A | f | ju | Orphaned young, legally killed |
| 21.10.2020 | Niderwangen | Schändi | BE | A | ? | ?? | Only skull found, dead for some time |
| 30.10.2020 | Le Bémont | Etang des Royes | JU | J | f | sa | Illegally killed |
| 05.11.2020 | Maienfeld | Dorf | GR | A | ? | ju | Orphaned young, legally killed |
| 07.11.2020 | Plasselb | March | FR | A | m | ju | Traffic, car |
| 11.11.2020 | Pieterlen | Fuchsberg | BE | J | f | ju | Traffic, car, finishing shot |
| 13.11.2020 | Vionnaz | Tourbière | VS | A | f | ju | Orphaned young, euthanised |
| 17.11.2020 | Brienz | Balmsträssli 2 | BE | A | m | ju | Orphaned young, legally killed |
| 10.12.2020 | Les Clées | La Rusille | VD | J | f | ad | B636, traffic, car |
| 14.12.2020 | Ferenbalm | Rizenbach | BE | ? | m | ju | Traffic, train |
| 16.12.2020 | Oleyres | La Perreyre | VD | ? | f | ju | Traffic, car |
| 19.12.2020 | Wassen | Aegerstein | UR | A | m | ad | B812, traffic, car |
| 29.12.2020 | ?? | Schams | GR | A | ? | ju | Orphaned young, legally killed |