Cameras spot rare glimpse of lynx in Borjomi-Kharagauli Park
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Cameras have captured a rare glimpse of the endangered lynx in Borjomi- Kharagauli National Park, in central Georgia.
Officials welcomed the footage, as the lynx was classified as an endangered species, and noted it was "very rare" for lynx to be captured by a camera trap. Camera traps were on park territory two months ago.
Meanwhile, a video camera set up in the Lagodekhi Protected Area filmed a male lynx for the first time in October last year. The cameras saw the male lynx walk along a small stream and sniff the rocks before padding off in the opposite direction.
Lynx are covered in thick fur that keeps them warn during cold winters. Their large paws are also furry and hit the ground with a spreading toe motion that makes them function as natural snowshoes.
Numerous photo traps were installed in Georgia’s protected areas to capture footage and prove that a variety of animals, some rare, lived in Georgia’s uninhabited areas. Since the cameras were installed, numerous creatures have been filmed including deer, roe deer, ibex, boar, wild cats, wolves, jackals, lynx, fox, mouse, birds and more.
The project was made possible with financial support of Caucasus Nature Fund (CNF), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), German Technical Cooperation (GIZ) and Global Environmental Facility (GEF) foundations.
Borjomi Kharagauli National park is one among the most important national parks in the Caucasus and it was the first to be established in the Caucasus region meeting international standards. It is recognised by the European Network of Protected Areas, which symbolises the highest level of protection of forest.
Wildlife experts are celebrating after cameras caught rare footage of an endangered lynx in Georgia’s Lagodekhi region.
Wildlife experts are celebrating after camera traps in Georgia’s national parks and protected areas are continuing to spot various animals in Georgia's uninhabited land.
Wildlife experts are celebrating after camera traps in Georgia’s national parks and protected areas are continuing to spot various animals in Georgia's uninhabited land.
Wildlife experts are celebrating after camera traps spotted a collection of wild animals in central Georgia.
Wildlife experts are celebrating after cameras caught rare footage of a roe deer in Georgia’s Adjara region.
Camera traps in Georgia’s national parks and protected areas are continuing to spot various wild animals in Georgia's uninhabited land.
Camera traps in Georgia’s national parks and protected areas are continuing to spot various wild animals in the country’s uninhabited land.
If you are tired of the hustle and bustle of the city, head to the Lagodekhi Protected Area in eastern Georgia’s Kakheti region, where you might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a beautiful deer.
A camera trap in one of Georgia’s protected areas has proven that roe deer are very photogenic animals. This curious roe deer was spotted at the Lagodekhi Protected Area in eastern Georgia earlier in May.
The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are dropping, meaning autumn is here, bringing with it colourful leaves, fresh air and renewed opportunities to get outside and enjoy nature.
The Japanese government has gifted two modern fire-engines to the Emergency Management Service of the Georgian Interior Ministry to timely extinguish fires in the most difficult areas of one of the largest parks in Europe-Borjomi-Kharagauli, located on the territories of Samtskhe-Javakheti, Imereti and Shida Kartli regions of Georgia.
The area of the country's protected territories will increase by 100,000 hectares in 2020, said Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia at a government meeting earlier today.