In the period 15 March – 13 May 2015, MES, in cooperation with the Mavrovo National Park, conducted the fourth deterministic camera-trapping study within the territory of the Park. Main goal of the study was to estimate the number and the density of the Balkan lynx population in the Park, as well as to see the population trend by comparing the results with the ones from the previous three studies. There were 60 camera traps installed at 30 different locations. Camera traps were checked every 10 days for battery and memory card replacement.
We got 37 photos of Balkan lynx from 11 different locations in the Park. There is plan to make population estimations by the end of June 2015. Apart of Balkan lynx, we got many photos of the other large mammalian species present in the Park.
During the study, MES team had great help from the employees of Mavrovo National Park in choosing suitable sites, and deploying and controlling the camera traps.