Balkan lynx listed in the Appendix II of the Bern Convention in the 37th annual meeting of its Standing Committee, held on 5-8 December 2017 Delegates, experts and NGO representatives in the meeting Bern Convention discussed about the outcomes of activities implemented throughout 2017, in particular on the control of invasive alien species, the eradication of illegal killing of birds, the relation between biodiversity and climate change, the conservation of amphibian and reptile species and the management of protected areas. During the meeting, it was discuss also the Balkan lynx issue to be part in the Appendix II of the Bern Convention. After a unanimously voting, the Balkan lynx (Lynx lynx balcanicus) was listed in the Appendix II of the Bern Convention on the proposed pushed forward by Albania.The list of Balkan Lynx in Appendix II of Bern Conventions means that this subspecies has now a stricter protection and requires a high commitment by responsible institutions for
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