Scientists warn that Šumava could lose introduced lynx population

A newly-released study from a team of scientists has warned that efforts to
reintroduce the Eurasian lynx into the Šumava region may end in failure. A
lynx population was brought to the area from Slovakia back in the 1970s. By
the 1990s, around 100 animals lived in an around the national park. But an
upsurge in poaching has seen that number reduced to around 65. I spoke with
Miroslav Kutal of environmental group Hnutí duha – which has just held a
three-day international event in southern Bohemia focused on the future of
the lynx in Europe – and began by asking why the lynx was under threat: