Lynx, Bear, Wolf in Erzurum Forests…

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The Eastern Anatolia Directorate of Forestry Research Institute has captured the images and videos of wild animals in their natural environment in yellow pine forests in Olur in Turkey's eastern province of Erzurum.

The animals have been photographed and videotaped by camera and video traps set up by the Directorate.

The teams of Eastern Anatolia Directorate of Forestry Research Institute positioned 12 camera and video traps in different points of yellow pine forests across Erzurum some time ago. Their aim was to document the wild animal population in the forests and to conduct research on their lives.

Set up in such a way not to be noticed by animals and in places harmonious with the nature, the camera and video traps have photographed and videotaped a series of wild animals ranging from lynx, bear and wild boars to rabbits, badgers and weasels in their natural environment.

Ayhan: Lynx has been frequently observed

Chief Engineer Yaşar Ayhan from the Eastern Anatolia Directorate of Forestry Research Institute, Research on Protection of Forests and Wildlife and Protected Areas, has spoken to the state-run Anadolu Agency.

Ayhan has indicated that the objective of their study with camera and video traps was to gain information about the current population of mammal species in natural environment in Erzurum.

Ayhan has stated the following about the study:

"As a result of the study, species such as lynxes, bears, wolves, wild boars, badgers, squirrels and weasels have been detected.

"Of these species, especially lynx is globally categorized as 'Near Threatened' in the red list of species facing the risk of extinction in Turkey.

"Lynxes, which are one of the most important carnivorous species in Turkey and among the indicator species for the health of ecosystems, have been frequently observed in our region." (EKN/SD)