Study area and data collection
At this work we analysed the materials which were collected in 2018 and 2019 from the following sources:
Population estimates of the Eurasian lynx in Poland indicate that this species has undergone major fluctuations in numbers over the last 44 years. Collected data from Central Statistical Office of Poland (CSOP), which are public statistical information, have been found in environmental protection thematic area for years 2004-2018, detailing the number of lynx in each voivodeships, together with their quantity in national parks in Poland (Table 1). CSOP provides also the information on the national lynx’s quantity (without division into voivodeships) in years 2000-2003.