Overview
- State experts located a healthy lynx kitten in a den in the Murgtal of the Black Forest after tracking the radio‑collared mother.
- The mother is a two‑year‑old female named Elisabeth who was released into the Nordschwarzwald in September 2025 and has since established territory there.
- Genetic samples were taken during the check; officials plan paternity testing to determine which male sired the kitten and to map local breeding connections.
- Authorities describe the find as a major milestone for the 'Luchs Baden‑Württemberg' project, which has recorded at least eleven lynx in the state since releases began in December 2023.
- The discovery on Monday marks the first confirmed wild‑born lynx offspring in the region in over two centuries and could shape future releases and monitoring to support a self‑sustaining population.