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Incorporating natural and human factors in habitat modelling and spatial prioritisation for the Lynx lynx martinoi
Leibniz Institute of Agriculture Development in Transition
Economies, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 2, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
now at: Polytechnic University of Albania, Faculty of Civil Engineering,
Department of Environmental Engineering, Rr. “M. Gjollesha”, No. 54, 1023
Tirana, Albania
A. Gordon
School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, P.O. Box
2476, Melbourne 3001, Australia
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We show areas for extending current protected areas and creating new ones for endangered sub-species of the Lynx lynx martinoi in the Albania–Macedonia–Kosovo and Montenegro–Albania–Kosovo cross-border areas. Our results highlight the importance international cooperation can have for lynx conservation. We used local knowledge on forests in the study area, our analytical skills, and our full interest in the lynx conservation. We did this study working remotely.
We show areas for extending current protected areas and creating new ones for endangered...
