Europe’s biggest feline predator has returned

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[@mohammedbogis5770]

:D

[@planet-wild]

@@michko7979 Spannende Idee - macht total Sinn. Auffällig ist, dass alle anderen Katzenarten ohne diese Pinsel auskommen… Liebe Grüße aus Berlin 👋

[@theodoresmith5272]

So what about the ones in spain?

[@miquelv.6364]

It's so nice to see how Germanys wildlife slowly comes back. Thank you guys for your work!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your support 😊

[@fuzzypockets]

The moment she ran off into the forest. And then you said she seemed doing well. All the happy tears, I‘m legit crying 😭

[@planet-wild]

💚 We were deeply touched as well 🐅

[@sydneymomma11]

I came to comment the same thing! I was so happy the team got the cameras that allowed them to recognize some behaviors to indicate how well a lynx is faring in the wild. I don't know if it the camera placement for the out of the box shot was intentional, and it helped to direct her into the forest! She knew there was a person on her left, immediately after release, she when she scoped quickly to the right, saw something occupying the space so that straight ahead was her best shot. Literally, lol. Took her less time to sprint out of sight than I could stand up!

[@AalGartoffel]

The bigger the Community grows, the bigger the missions will be, the happier we will be.

[@planet-wild]

Indeed! Thanks for your continuous support, Alexander! 👍

[@taranvainas]

We have good news from Spain. The Iberian lynx, protected for decades due to being on the verge of extinction, is no longer considered a threatened species (although of course we will continue to monitor it). This beautiful animal now lives normally in our fields.

[@julzhepburn3688]

I live in the mountains in Catalunya, with my two horses ,,2yrs ago my horse had an encounter with a lynx,,two big bite wounds and some very long deep scratchs ,,i heard the fight ,but coundnt see any of it because of the steep terraces,,my mare came galloping back down to the corral ,,,,( the wounds healed fine 😊) When i told friends who live close to my valley ,they said they often see it crossing their finca ,,also i,ve twice seen a wolf ,,so yes they are certainly around in spain , 🏞🦅🐆🪶🌄🐆

[@planet-wild]

That's an amazing news, indeed! Thanks for sharing 💚

[@romeufrancisco7041]

and in Portugal too, the lynx is doing fine and the wolves also (although they do not share exactly the same turf: lynx in the SE, wolves on the NE).

[@AllisonWang]

@@julzhepburn3688 you're so cool!!! not panicked about the horse and i'm very happy to hear the horse healed fine. and wonderful you've got these amazing neighbors roaming around now❤

[@Rombitekti]

Obviously, the ear tufts are for the style and coolness factor. Great video.

[@planet-wild]

😎 Happy yo hear you liked it! 😊

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

I'm in Canada and lived for some years in an area with Canada lynx. I often saw their tracks in winter but never managed to see a lynx. Too bad there were no trail cams in those days, because I usually saw the tracks in the same place. Best wishes for reintroducing your much larger and very beautiful Eurasian lynx back to their former range!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks!😊 Hope you’ll have a chance to see one one day 🐯🐾💚

[@billpetersen298]

There’s parts of Canada, that don’t have lynx? Except the high Arctic.

[@b.a.erlebacher1139]

@@billpetersen298 Well, there aren't any here in Toronto and area. They don't like very densely inhabited or cleared areas if they can avoid them

[@kleiothemuse6832]

I remember fondly playing a video game in the late 2000s callen "Don Cato" that tells the story of a lynx from the alps making his way to the Harz on his own. It was a great game that teached me a lot about nature and biodiversity in Germany!

[@planet-wild]

Oh wow, I had no idea this game existed. Sounds like an amazing way to teach youngsters about nature! Will definitely look it up ☺

[@scifino1]

That game is actually available to download for free via a blog called "Werbespiel Archiv". I got it to work relatively easily with Lutris and WINE. It's only available in German, as it was commissioned by the German federal ministry for the environment and seemingly only targeted German citizens who could order the CD containing the game for free.

[@MrMoeoeoese]

I loved how this video showcased the dedicated work of Ole and his team in protecting these beautiful lynx. The world needs more people like this 🌳❤

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback - Ole and his team indeed do a fantastic work! 💪

[@MbahGogel-bi7ku]

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[@nessasophie1713]

The release scene was so heartwarming! Seeing F15 sprint into the forest was a beautiful moment.

[@planet-wild]

💚Yeah, it really was! Happy to hear that you felt that was, too ☺

[@hedgehog3180]

Living up to her namesake.

[@primrose3316]

Im new to this channel but i am very happy to see how transparent you are with donations and even prices for different things

[@cari_g]

I'm thinking about joining, thanks for the information :)

[@neromastic4512]

Honestly I really feel like for the time I work each day earning money,but not having the time to help the planet This sure is worth my money,and to see Nature Thrive once more. Sadly many dont see it like myself and glue themself on the Road instead of working and investing properly. Why make more probleme's instead of fixing them? As a German I love the video so much. And as a Member I sure loved it even more.

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback and your support! 😊 Glad to have you as part of our community of doers 💪🏽 Together we can make a real difference 🐾

[@tcberlin-mittealbertgutzma72]

I LOVE lynx! You have not mentioned much about their communication, but it’s also very interesting! They use vocalizations like meows, chuffs and growls as well as scent marking with urine spraying to communicate and mark where their territory is.

[@planet-wild]

True! It was in fact quite tough to pick the interesting facts to mention, cause there are sooo many!

[@teffehrlich6532]

Such an important mission helping such an adorable animal ❤

[@planet-wild]

🐅💚

[@EmilyBrowne-f1t]

OMG these baby lynxes are so adorable!

[@planet-wild]

They are! 🤩

[@pauldurkee4764]

Congratulations to Ole and his colleagues on their success. We are badly in need of lynx in the UK, we have a massive deer population, both native and introduced species, that is in desperate need of a natural control. What a beautiful animal the lynx is.

[@emilybrowne5235]

They're so cute I can't 🥺 Also so exciting they're so close in Harz!

[@planet-wild]

Yeah, it's hard to imagine that there actually IS so much wildlife so close to us! 🐅

[@Chaos_Hound]

I really enjoyed this video! I think the brush tips on a lynx’s ear may be similar to how whiskers work, helping them sense where they’re going and possibly what is above them.

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback! 💚 The idea with whiskers sounds very plausible indeed!

[@byeson-hu1yj]

Loved the stunning footage of the Lynx in their natural habitat! 😺

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback! Glad you enjoyed it😊

[@OPOS-el7tj]

Ole and his collaborators have done a great work!

[@planet-wild]

They did indeed! 💚

[@newproductions4092]

Great video. Enjoyed every minute of it. It's fascinating how Lynx help maintain biodiversity through their "ecology of fear" by keeping prey animals on the move.

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback! ☺ Lynx are fascinating creatures indeed and so is nature in general 😍

[@veuus]

Thank you so much for all the great work you and everyone involved is doing here! I grew up in the palatine forest and actually saw a lynx once very early in the morning - miracle moment. And they obviously use the brushes to create beautiful paintings 🙈

[@planet-wild]

Oh wow - what a luck to have seen one!! Did it see you? I would have been in awe and terrified at the same time! And yeah, lynx paintings are 🤩

[@MT-xy2di]

Wow, I didn’t know that lynx could have territories as large as 40,000 hectares, that’s huge! They really are the elusive kings and queens of the forest! Would be amazing to spot one in the wild some day

[@planet-wild]

Yeah, they definitely need their space! 👑

[@jxni2540]

it‘s 4k hectares not 40k

[@LaughingLab399]

What you guys are doing is amazing, thanks so much!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback and support ☺️

[@rainbowsheep6976]

Love the visuals, drawing style in the vids

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for the feedback! ☺️🐾

[@rjung_ch]

Thanks Ole! 👍💪✌

[@planet-wild]

🙌

[@foxman_god]

I love your videos and how they help me and others to see the problems in the wild and how people help deal with it❤

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback 💚 Happy to hear that our missions resonate with you!

[@MariaLlanos-rh3jc]

I've learned so much from this video! Thanks for your work! 🙏

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback! Happy to hear it ☺

[@TheHoveHeretic]

Fantastic project. Glad it seems to be going so well. We need them to come home to the British Isles as well. Their (badly degraded) territories have been missing them for far too long.

[@planet-wild]

Thanks! We also hope that there will be more and more successful projects like this one! 🙏

[@Peter-of7iy]

I love lynxes ❤Thanks for sharing this amazing story

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback and for your continuous support, Peter! 💚

[@daniel.kuhn3211]

I am amazed about your missions 😍 Each of them feels important, and also allows me to learn so much. Thank you!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks so much for your feedback and kind words. Happy to know that they resonate with you ☺

[@Harrock]

8:18 Bro has no right to be this cute 🙀🙀🙀🙀

[@planet-wild]

🐯💚🐾

[@orangeblossom9968]

what you're doing is great, thank you very much for your work! 💚💚💚

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your encouragement💚

[@RamonaLi-v2f]

Another amazing mission, thank you so much! And very proud and happy to have collected now my second badge! 💪💚😻

[@planet-wild]

Thanks so much for your support, and congrats on the second badge! 🐅💚

[@joannaxstepien]

Amazing work again ❤

[@planet-wild]

Thanks! 💚

[@JohannesFranzVakat]

Lynx are my new favorite animal 😍

[@planet-wild]

We feel you 😁🐅💚

[@beyondEV]

They were reintroduced into Switzerland around 40 years ago. Funny enough, i did see them in the wild multiple times, when i was a kid. always was a magical moment. even though there are many more these days, never came across one in the last 25 years. guess they became more shy, as the no longer have human contact when set free into the wild. or maybe it's just bad luck on my part.

[@neuronaut_]

The great return of the fluffiest queen of the forest. Good luck F15!

[@planet-wild]

The fluffiest queen - yes! Possibly my new favourite description of lynx 🤩🐯👑

[@danhan9611]

Great story @planetwild ! I always wonder why there aren't smaller GPS trackers instead of the chunky ones?

[@planet-wild]

Well, it's always a trade off. These trackers need to have at least 18 month of battery life while sending their GPS position as often as possible, and at the same time they need to be robust and not too heavy. It basically comes down to the state of battery technology. Powering a tracker for this long isn't currently possible with smaller batteries 😕

[@tinasjostrand2677]

This makes me so incredibly happy 🥰

[@planet-wild]

We are really glad to hear it and to have you on our channel! 💚😊

[@gamingturkey57]

That's amazing I love the work you guys do, and im glad f15 was able to go back to where she belongs, the work you guys do is truly amazing!

[@planet-wild]

It is! 🐾Thanks for your feedback ☺

[@gamingturkey57]

@@planet-wild yeah it's cruel what sort of traps that people put out, it's awful what they do to wildlife and they should be banned really

[@FlorianDeimer]

I really enjoy your channel growth! I hope the algorithm will pick up on all your videos, every one of them is a blessing! Never thought, that the lynx is something you should have encountered here in germany. Thanks for the efforts!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your support, Florian! Very happy to hear that you've been enjoying our videos. 😊

[@TheJokeslang]

Thank you for another great video! The ecology of fear was a really interesting concept. New to me, but totally makes sense. Great explanation!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback - happy you could learn something new 🙏

[@blue2mato312]

I wonder what subspecies of lynx are reintroduced to Germany and where did they come from? Also I hope it’s possible to create wildlife corridors that can interconnect the released lynxes so they don’t suffer degradation in the long run. Finally I wish your website would state clearly what it costs to be a member, how to join without having to submit your email first. I have seen other projects which do that upfront like Mossy Earth. I think this would benefit you as well.

[@annakonda6727]

I came for one video, and this is the third I've seen so far.

[@planet-wild]

Thank you so much and welcome to our channel! 💚 Glad to hear you liked all the missions 😍 We're happy to have you on our channel 💚😊

[@Leopez02]

Lynxes are one of beautiest wild cats in the world and Lynx is only wild cat what lives here in Northen Europe's Scandinavian Finland and that's why I wan't to protect Lynxes. One of my favourite movies from Finland is Boy and the Lynx where boy trying to save a lynx from hunters. I live in countryside around farms and big forests, I really hope to see a Lynx once in my lifetime. Lynx is one of cutest wild cats, I like Pumas, Phanters, Lions, Tigers and defienitily Leopards and Lumileopards. Wild cats and ancestors of today's cats are really interesting. Lynxes are cool wild cat beasts and defienitily on Winter they are interesting because thay can walking on the snow without diving under the snow. I will protect these beautiful animals with Planet Wild I wan't support your channel you do great work for our Home Planet Earth. 🌍🦁🐅🐆

[@planet-wild]

Thanks so much for your feedback, and it's amazing to have such a fan of wild cats on board! 🐅💚

[@Leopez02]

@@planet-wild yeah and maybe i'll join your website too

[@planet-wild]

@@Leopez02 would love to have you as part of our community! 💚

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Well done! Thanks to everyone who saved her and saw to it she went back to the wild!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your support! 🙏

[@RoxannSnyder]

YAY! Let’s protect our wildlife! They are so important…

[@Chaos_Hound]

Great Video! I’m so happy for the little Lynx!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks! Us too!😊

[@vahim1932]

Great return of lynx, appreciate people who are working on it

[@stevesalvatore7091]

I just joined. Thanks to Dr. Becky for telling people about this wonderful group!!

[@planet-wild]

Thank you very much and welcome to our channel 💚 We're glad to have you as a part of our community 💚😊

[@carmenmasaquiza3167]

Soy de Ecuador y me encanta ver sus videos, saludos

[@planet-wild]

Muchas gracias y saludos desde Berlin. 😊

[@norasmith4939]

They look amazing. Thank you for your work in helping its return to the wild

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback and support! 💚🙏 Glad to know our mission resonates with you. 🐅💚

[@Fasalot]

I hope that the population of wild animals in Europe will be rebuilt in my old age.

[@_erire0ni]

great work!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks! 🙏

[@alvarosandin9784]

When i was a kid the lynx was my favorite animal. My inner kid feels so happy, thankyou.

[@generations113]

Hopefully we can have the Lynx reintroduced to the UK...one day!

[@planet-wild]

Totally agree with what you're hoping! 🤗 The potential for lynx reintroduction in the UK is indeed an exciting prospect, but it involves both ecological and social considerations. With continued awareness and support, who knows what the future holds?! Let's hope for a day when the lynx can once again roam the British landscapes. 🌿 🐅

[@furaathusainhakim5676]

Her flee showed it - Big Happy Achievements 👏👍

[@jemensch]

I now have a new favorite animal.

[@planet-wild]

We feel you 🐅💚

[@Nikmarlo]

This is awesome! Why isn’t it monetarized?

[@planet-wild]

Thanks! What exactly are you referring to?

[@Nikmarlo]

I only was surprised that there are no ads placed in your videos. @@planet-wild

[@FlaviaConiglione]

Thanks for your amazing Work!!! 😍😍

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your support 💚

[@OhiChicken]

1:19 so it's friend shaped AND friend! :)

[@torak300]

It‘s awesome to see such animals in Germany!! ❤😮 Can‘t wait for more… Let‘s create More and more beautiful ecosystems 🌏

[@planet-wild]

Absolutely! Thanks for your continuous support 💚🐅

[@janajacoby3391]

Lynxes are such incredibly beautiful animals! I am always in awe of them! So happy they are back in the wild! 🙏

[@100vivasvan]

Hope in humanity is restored

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for this feedback, we are happy to hear it ☺💚

[@Ghost-Mama]

Thank you 🙏🏻 so much for your work! It is fantastic 😊 seeing Respectful human beings working together to restore what other disrespecting human beings did in the past 😢. I am grateful that you are sharing these videos and sharing your thoughts and feelings about them because that’s how you teach human beings to be better people. Great 👍🏻 work👏🏻!! 💚🤍💙

[@planet-wild]

Thanks so much for your continuous support and encouragement 🙏

[@Ghost-Mama]

@@planet-wild you’re welcome ☺️. I’m glad that I can help too, even in a small way from home lol. I love the projects that you are working on and I understand how important it is to cherish and appreciate all of the life all around us. 💚🤍💙

[@planet-wild]

Thank you so much for your kind words. 💚 We truly appreciate your contribution, no matter how small it may seem - every effort counts! 🙏😊 💚

[@gammayin3245]

Such beautiful animals - am very happy to donate to Planet Wild. Thank you for all your efforts!

[@damechievous3149]

I live in BC Canada - I saw a lynx once. Amazing athletics - jumped probably 10 feet straight up

[@J.R.Krishna]

y'all are sooooo amazing, love what you guys do!!! 😍😍😍

[@planet-wild]

aww thanks! 🤩

[@MsMorri]

My guess is the tuffs are to help with camouflage and might actually act like whiskers too. I did read that it's thought on the American Lynx at least it helps with hearing too, though I'm not 100% sure how tuffs of fur would do that.

[@planet-wild]

Interesting idea about them being whiskers! The theory about them helping with hearing is quite strong indeed, also for the Eurasian lynx 🐾

[@JoeyWillsher]

you guys are great, here in Zimbabwe most the places that relocate animals are the fronts for caged breeding and hunting

[@planet-wild]

😢 Sad to hear it and hope that there will be more consciousness about wildlife protection soon enough.

[@benniwinter7662]

Just wonderful animals and wonderful people. Love to those heroes❤️💪

[@planet-wild]

Thanks so much 💚

[@einbisschenwasvonjenem]

Wunderbar 💜🐆

[@planet-wild]

🐯💚

[@InspectahModest-gd4lz]

Thanks for this video! I am so proud to be your supporter! I have just upgraded my subscription to hero. Hope to be able to become a legend supporter soon. The work you do is absolutely crucial!

[@planet-wild]

🤩Thanks for your support! 🙏

[@Dalia-bw7nr]

Thanks for yet another fantastic mission - my favourite so far! The lynx is soooo cute and the dedication of Ole is heartwarming! Feel really proud to be among Planet Wild backers!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback and support! Really happy to hear that you liked this one ☺

[@thevector]

Wonderful and touching project. I really liked the lynx artwork which seemed made for the video specifically?!?! I may be missing something obvious, but I can't find any Wild Planet merch., much less the lynx art featured here... I can only imagine a hoodie with the lynx in a hoodie would do some big numbers and fund more wild projects. Take my money!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your question and ideas. 💚 We don’t really have any merch at this point.

[@foxsinreloaded96]

Thank you good people!

[@planet-wild]

Thank you 💚

[@JagerMaister1]

I live in Sweden and lynx are pretty common here!

[@planet-wild]

What a luck! 🐅 Have you ever spotted one in the wild?

[@JagerMaister1]

No but my mom has, and I have seen carcasses of deer killed by lynx! We even have so many lynx that we get to hunt them!!!

[@thomasmoore5949]

@@JagerMaister1: I went to Swedish Lapland in 1973 especially to see a lynx, or a bear. Both were very scarce then. The great bounce-back happened with our modern appreciation of the importance of bio-diversity. I am glad that their recovery is so successful. We are in the middle of a campaign to reintroduce them here in Scotland, right now. Hoping for a positive outcome.

[@JagerMaister1]

Good luck👍! We have about 3000-4000 bears here now too!!

[@janajacoby3391]

@@JagerMaister1 Nooo! Don't hunt them! 😭

[@Calium01]

Super Sache, tolle Projekte, da bewegt sich mal was und jeder kann dabei mit helfen. Und ab jetzt bin ich auch dabei. Schönes Gefühl! ♥🦈🐠🐻‍❄🌱🌍🐢🐠🐆🦬🌳♥

[@planet-wild]

Danke für dein Feedback und cool, dass du dabei bist! 🙏🙌

[@marioparra9337]

You are doing amazing work. Keep it up!!

[@SmokeStack-yk3kz]

Your doing Gods work, been years since I’ve felled tears watching a program ore vid but this made me tear up! Thank you so much for the grate work

[@Thorax420]

fantastic work! thank you to every single person involved! we can help heal the earth together!!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for the support and amazing feedback! 🙏💚 Missions like these are only possible because we have supporters like yourself 💚🐅

[@DoodleNebula]

Fun fact: Romania's national animal is the lynx. They are protected.

[@thomasbuhle2838]

Oh I missed this fascinating Mission until now. Got to share this to Fam and friends, what beauty’s life again a few Kilometers from our Homes ❤

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your support and sharing it with your family and friends! 💚 This means a lot to us! 🙏

[@boombot934]

Good news📰🌹! Everyone. Planet will survive😊

[@ManuelCam]

Maybe those brushed ears are to percibe the wind

[@planet-wild]

An interesting guess! Why do you think it would need to feel the wind with such a precision?

[@ManuelCam]

@@planet-wild maybe it can help them to predict the weather and know if it's gonna rain, and having a lot of precision on that could help them to know how the weather it's gonna change before they prey notice it, and that could allow the linx to predict the behaviour of their preys

[@planet-wild]

@@ManuelCam Interesting!

[@Hopscotchlemonadespritz]

Really wonderful! Thanks for your contribution ❤

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your support! 🙏

[@SvenjaOfficial]

❤❤❤ love it

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback! 💚

[@jollyjokress3852]

Maybe brushed ears evolved without having a purpose. I've heard that as long as features of creatures don't make the latter go extinct the feature may stay--

[@planet-wild]

That's an interesting thought! Thanks for sharing ☺

[@residentialpsycho1075]

I saw another video on lynxes that had a theory that the ear tufts may be help with communicating with other lynxes.

[@louiseswart1315]

Our linx in South Africa is a bit more pinkish red, has the same colour spots only under the chest and the belly and is a bit more slender. I believe it is our most beautiful cat.

[@sips3812]

this is wonderful! I wish you well, Planet Wild!!!

[@pch1147]

Wonderful to watch. Congratulations on the success of your efforts.

What abeautiful, majestic creature! thank you for your work! I think maybe the fur on their ears help them to sense the direction of the wind. ?

[@planet-wild]

They really are! 😍 This sounds like a plausible idea, indeed!

[@myfriendscat]

Amazing. Your work really lifts my spirits.

[@ShIbaShlba]

This made me cry, I'm very thankful for your work.

[@Sznupek-b4p]

Love all the Planet Wild projects! U guys rock & inspire many!

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for the love and support! 😍 Delighted to hear you found our mission inspiring! 💚🐅

[@gretahancock4725]

Thank you so much for these videos - I so appreciate your approach to the wildlife videos where they are "young kid friendly " where I do not have to explain certain mating topics too soon for my very nature minded little ones!

[@ambientTakeover]

My girlfriend said their ears might act like some type of sub-whisker that helps them sense low frequency or low vibration sounds. Maybe a range that their whiskers don't pick up but because they're on their ears, they do.

[@paulrenespill]

This is so awesome to see. I live in Saxony -Anhalt and just went to the Harz Mountains last week and was lucky enough to see a lynx in the wild, just looking at me and than going its way.

[@Nizzle658]

ne like lynx good job

[@planet-wild]

Thanks for your feedback! 💚

[@nancystevens1252]

Love the work you all are doing over there.