Category Large predators

Conservation, Fauna, Germany, Large predators

Missing lynx spotted in Germany’s Thuringian Forest with cub in tow

May 7, 2026 – A missing female Eurasian lynx that had been released in central Germany’s Thuringian Forest in 2024 was captured on wildlife cameras with at least one cub in tow, conservation group BUND Thüringen said on Thursday. The…

Rudy Ruitenberg
May 7, 2026

Fauna, Germany, Large predators, Mammals

Golden jackals settle in Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein for the first time

May 4, 2026 – Golden jackals have settled in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein for the first time, according to Germany’s DBBW, the Federal Documentation and Consultation Centre on Wolves. A territorial pair of golden jackals was identified in…

Rudy Ruitenberg
May 4, 2026