Eurasian lynx have been successfully reintroduced to Switzerland, Germany and Scandinavia, with welfare management challenges around livestock predation and illegal killing.
Collared lynx experience capture stress and post-release adjustment to carrying monitoring equipment. Lynx killed by illegal poaching die from shooting or poisoning. Livestock predation that drives poaching can be significantly reduced through night corralling and livestock guardian dogs. The welfare of individual lynx in expanding populations depends critically on public tolerance and effective conflict prevention that reduces the motivation for illegal killing.