04 May 2015
05.04.2015 - As part of activities for monitoring and inventorying biodiversity in the protected areas of nature, the Kosovo Institute for Nature Protection, in cooperation with officials from the Bjeshkët e Nemuna National Park and representatives from the NGO ERA, were a few days ago on a field visit in the Rugova Gorge area within the Bjeshkët e Nemuna National Park. On this occasion, a camera trap was set up in a part of this area which is believed to be a possible zone for the movement of wild animals, with particular emphasis on the lynx (Lynx lynx).
As you have been informed earlier, the lynx has been photographed by the environmental organization ERA Group through these cameras in another area of the Bjeshkët e Nemuna National Park, and it is believed that its presence will also be confirmed in this area.
Some time ago, the AMMK, specifically the Institute for Nature Protection and the Directorate for the Administration of Sharri National Park, installed monitoring devices in the strict nature reserve area of Rusenicë within the territory of Sharri National Park.
Camera traps are devices with automatic triggers, equipped with a sensor that detects the movement of warm-blooded animals and photographs them at the moment they pass in front of the device. These devices are mounted on trees or special stakes. This method is non-invasive for studying wildlife, as it generates information about the presence and number of different species without disturbing them.
This activity is also part of the project for the recovery of the lynx (Lynx lynx) in the Balkans, financed and implemented by the international organizations EURONATURE and KORA together with their local partners in Kosovo, including the Institute for Nature Protection.
Soon, it is expected that two other cameras will also be installed which, together with the cameras placed by representatives of the NGO ERA, are expected to cover a considerable part of the territory of the Bjeshkët e Nemuna National Park. Likewise, three such cameras will soon be installed in different parts of the Sharri National Park.
These cameras are expected to provide reliable data for assessing the state of the wildlife in these protected areas.