European lynx
European lynx (Lynx lynx) is the only free ranging Felid in the Czech Republic. Among the Czech large carnivores it is the most numerous: 50-70 animals live in the Bohemian Forest and Beskydy Mts. Some lynxes irregularly occur also in the border mountain areas: Jeseníky, České Švýcarsko or Krkonoše.
Did you know Czech word rys is related with German Luchs or Latin lynx? All these words come from Indo-European leuk what means fair or white. Apparently according to the fair colouring of the lynx coat.
Photo: Karel Brož
Current distribution of the lynx in the Czech Republic (edited according to Červený et al., 2005)
