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Does a reintroduction of the Eurasian lynx in Poland pose a threat to the species’ recovery in Central Europe? Reply to Kutal et al. (2021)

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  1. West Pomeranian Nature Society, Wąska 13, 71-415, Szczecin, Poland

    Magdalena Tracz, Maciej Tracz, Marcin Grzegorzek & Roksana Czerniawska

  2. Faculty of Biology, University of Białystok, Ciołkowskiego 1J, 15-245, Białystok, Poland

    Mirosław Ratkiewicz & Maciej Matosiuk

  3. WWF Poland, Usypiskowa 11, 02-386, Warsaw, Poland

    Stefan Jakimiuk

  4. Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek 1, 17-230, Białowieża, Poland

    Krzysztof Schmidt

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Tracz, M., Tracz, M., Grzegorzek, M. et al. Does a reintroduction of the Eurasian lynx in Poland pose a threat to the species’ recovery in Central Europe? Reply to Kutal et al. (2021). Biodivers Conserv 31, 321–324 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02330-4

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