Spatial Dynamic and Ecology of a Male Eurasian Lynx, Lynx lynx (Carnivora, Felidae), in Volyn Polissia, Ukraine: First GPS-GSM Telemetry Findings

• Published in: Zoodiversity (Vestnik Zoologii)
• Date: 2025
• Volume: 59
• Issue: 4
• ISSN: 2707-7268
• Author Affiliations: R. M Cherepanyn — WWF-Ukraine, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine — ORCID: 0000-0002-2227-3697; M. V. Franchuk — Nature Reserve «Rivnenskyi», «Dubky tract» Str., 1, Chudel village, Sarny district, Rivne region, Ukraine — ORCID: 0000-0002-7044-7137; J. Kubala — Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka St., 24, Zvolen, 96001, Slovakia; Y. M. Andreychuk — Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Universytetska St., 1, Lviv, Ukraine — ORCID: 0000-0002-4940-4319; T. S. Yamelynets — World Wide Fund for Nature Ukraine (WWF-Ukraine), Raisy Okipnoi St., 4, office 170, Kyiv, 02002, Ukraine; Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Universytetska Str., 1, Lviv, 79000, Ukraine; J. Signer — Wildlife Science, Faculty of Forest Science and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Büsgenweg 5, Göttingen, 37077, Germany; B. I. Vykhor — World Wide Fund for Nature Ukraine (WWF-Ukraine), Raisy Okipnoi St., 4, office 170, Kyiv, 02002, Ukraine; I. V. Dykyy — World Wide Fund for Nature Ukraine (WWF-Ukraine), Raisy Okipnoi St., 4, office 170, Kyiv, Ukraine; Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Universytetska St., 1, Lviv, 79000, Ukraine
• Main Authors: Cherepanyn, R. M, Franchuk, M. V., Kubala, J., Andreychuk, Y. M., Yamelynets, T. S., Signer, J., Vykhor, B. I., Dykyy, I. V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2025
• Online Access: https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/730
• Journal Title: Zoodiversity

In landscapes affected by human activity, understanding the spatial dynamics, predation behaviour and habitat preferences of large carnivores is essential for developing effective conservation strategies. The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) plays a vital role in maintaining the ecological balance of tempe...