Lynx Protection in Norway

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Lynx Protection in Norway

CAT NEWS
Issue 17, Autumn 1992

Lynx in southern Norway came under complete protection from 1 March 1991, reports the Council of Europe Newsletter, Naturopa.

Quoting the Norwegian national agency it said the country's lynx population was estimated at about 300, with the majority in the north of the country. In southern Norway, however, the lynx was vulnerable and it had been feared that, with the hunting season now lasting from 1 February to 31 March, it could be locally extirpated. Hunting regulations will be stricter for the 1993 season.

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