Two young lynx have been sighted in the canton of Graubünden. After more than a century, this is the first confirmed lynx offspring in the lower Engadine. A hunter has observed the cubs in Zernez.
A picture evidence with rarity value succeeded to the hunter on July 22, 2023 in the late evening during the game observation on the territory of the municipality of Zernez, as the Office of Hunting and Fishing of the Canton of Graubünden announced on Friday. Through a telescope, a female lynx accompanied by two cubs could be observed and photographed.
According to the communiqué, the lynx was exterminated in the lower Engadine around the year 1872. For at least three years, a male lynx has been living permanently in the area around Zernez. Already in the previous year, a visual observation of young lynxes had been reported by hunters, which, however, could not be confirmed due to a lack of evidence. The identification of the female with young animals is still pending.