Body weight and body dimensions of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in the Bohemian Forest (reintroduced „Bohemian-Bavarian-Austrian" population).

The variability of body weight and body dimensions of the Eurasian lynx was studied in the reintroduced Bohemian-Bavarian-Austrian population. In 1996-2018, 27 males and 21 females were examined. The material was obtained from telemetry, road kills and illegal kills. The weight and basic external body parameters were measured and analysed as well as the individual growth per time. Adult males exhibit significantly bigger values in main measured parameters. The study indicates that there are substantial differences in the development of body length and weight. The growth of length is finished approximately in 2 years in both sexes. The weight development is longer, finishing in approximately 3 years in female and in 4 (5) years in male lynx. The study collected data from the wild and can bring one of the basic but useful information for future monitoring and population viability assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]