MES, together with Mavrovo National Park, organised a workshop elaborating the prospect to develop an action plan for the protection of Balkan lynx on the territory of the park and its surrounding area.
Ongoing projects and activities realised within the Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme, carried out by MES in the last 7 years, were presented during the meeting attended by representatives from Mavrovo National Park and the Swiss organisation KORA.
According to the Mavrovo Park representatives, the idea of developing an action plan for the protection of the Balkan lynx is welcome and should be realised as soon as possible, so that the positive trend in Balkan lynx population in the area be preserved.
Besides this meeting, a series of workshops is planned for defining the mutual document which should, in fact, strengthen the cooperation between Mavrovo National Park and the Macedonian Ecological Society.
As a matter of fact, Mavrovo National Park and its environs make up the core and sole area with confirmed reproduction of the Balkan lynx.
The workshop was carried out in the Makpetrol Hotel in Mavrovo on 16 and 17 September 2013 and it was financially supported by the MAVA foundation, which provides funding for the Balkan Lynx Recovery Programme.