Nikolai Spassov
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2891-7457; Assen Ignatov
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0922-8098; Tsvetan Mihaylov
13 March 2023 ·
volume 45 · (
issue 3) · pp. 53–56 ·
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Abstract: The data presented here argue for the regular recent presence of the lynx in the north-western mountainous border region of Bulgaria.
Keywords: Bulgaria, Lynx lynx
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