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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · 18d

A brief moment spent in the company of the ghost of our forests. This is the first time an individual has shown interest in the lure I put on top of the trunc. He disappears as suddenly as it appeared, balancing on the fallen tree trunk like #lynx like to do! #cameratrapping #Swiss #Alps

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · 18d

This is the first time a red #deer fawn has been detected by my #cameratrap. It is followed by a ten-point stag sniffing the attractant I placed for the Eurasian lynx. #cameratrapping #Swiss #Alps

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · 18d

This red #deer probably removed the cover I had placed over my #cameratrap to protect its lens and sensor.

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · 26d

Small jellyfish. Probably of the genus Pelagia. Carataggio beach #Corsica

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · 26d

Eye to eye with the #octopus in its lair 🐙 Carataggio beach #Corsica

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Co-conçue avec Leica, dotée de 2 puces d'IA et d'un capteur 1/1,3" 8K pour une qualité d'image inégalée. Écran rabattable 2,5", audio net et édition IA.

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Sep 9

Jellyfish Cotylorhiza tuberculata 🪼 harmless to humans. Small fish 🐟 come to shelter under its umbrella and tentacles 👀 Santa Ghjulia Beach #Corsica 🌴😎

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fbm-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢 Applications open for a Senior lecturer in the field of #exercise #biochemistry
🏫 at the Institute of Sport Sciences @unil.bsky.social

❗ Apply before October 5th, 2025
More info 👉 wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...

#joboffer #SportSciences #Unil #FBM

ISSUL/FBM¦ Senior lecturer (MER1) in the field of exercise biochemistry at the Institute of Sport Sciences - Site des postulations FBM

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Sep 6

Our paper « Searching for a needle in a haystack: population estimation of #snowleopard in the western Mongolian Altai by means of camera-trapping » #SCR #Mongolia is online now 😎. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @korafoundation.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social @snowleopardnet.bsky.social

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our paper « Searching for a needle in a haystack: population estimation of snow leopards in the western Mongolian Altai by means of camera-trapping » soon in Global Ecology and Conservation. Stay tuned 😻 Congrats to PhD student Claudio Augugliaro #SCR #snowleopard #Mongolia @fbm-unil.bsky.social

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Sep 4

Snorkeling at the #Ficaghjola beach #Corsica 🤿🐠🐟🐡

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Sep 3

doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Map of death: spatially explicit mortality of the grey wolf | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Death is an inherently spatial process. It happens to someone, somewhere, but often remains undetected in nature. Death is also the primary means by which humans regulate wildlife populations. Using a...

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Aug 15

A framework for the ethical use of animal‐borne devices in post‐release monitoring following rehabilitation - Harvey‐Carroll - Wildlife Biology - Wiley Online Library nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A framework for the ethical use of animal‐borne devices in post‐release monitoring following rehabilitation

Rehabilitation and release contribute to conservation efforts for threatened species. Ensuring that these efforts are effective requires a good understanding of the factors which determine survival a...

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Aug 13

Aujourd’hui en cette #journéeinternationaleduloup je vous invite à lire « Un loup ça sert à quoi? » de Ricardo Nouailhetas Simon. J’ai beaucoup aimé ce livre qui donne des informations factuelles sur ce que nous savons réellement sur le loup. Bravo à l’auteur!
#internationalWolfDay

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Jul 31

After this long dry spell, it seems that Eurasian #lynx detections are becoming more frequent again 😻. After the individual with rosettes, here is a new individual with spots. This type of coat pattern is rarer in the #Alps than in the #Jura Mts. 🇨🇭

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Jul 27

You may you remember the bald #ibis couple Grazia and Oskar. They ended up nesting successfully in my village. 🇨🇭

Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Jul 15

For the first time in Switzerland, we could document a lynx predation on a beaver. Check our news 😻 🦫⬇️

Stiftung KORA @korafoundation.bsky.social · Jul 15

🐾🦫 Saviez-vous que les castors font partie du régime alimentaire des lynx ? Cet été, dans le Plateau, on a documenté pour la première fois en Suisse qu'un lynx avait capturé un castor. #lynxfacts #gsd

Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Jun 23

Check this thread about the activities of the Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur la Montagne #CIRM #networking @unil.bsky.social

fbm-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social · Jun 23

⛰️ Vos recherches ont trait à la montagne?

Le Centre interdisciplinaire de #recherche sur la #montagne @unil.bsky.social (CIRM) offre de nombreuses possibilités de #collaboration, de #soutien et de mise en #réseau.
➡ www.unil.ch/news/1750232...

La FBM prend de la hauteur

Le Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur la montagne de l’UNIL regroupe des chercheur·euses de multiples horizons, dont la Faculté de biologie et de médecine (FBM). En quoi consiste ce centre? Qu...

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fbm-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social · Jun 23

⛰️ Vos recherches ont trait à la montagne?

Le Centre interdisciplinaire de #recherche sur la #montagne @unil.bsky.social (CIRM) offre de nombreuses possibilités de #collaboration, de #soutien et de mise en #réseau.
➡ www.unil.ch/news/1750232...

La FBM prend de la hauteur

Le Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur la montagne de l’UNIL regroupe des chercheur·euses de multiples horizons, dont la Faculté de biologie et de médecine (FBM). En quoi consiste ce centre? Qu...

www.unil.ch

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Jun 22

After a dry spell of 20 months, finally a #lynx on my video trap again. It is the first animal after my control. He probably had a kill as he walked back and forth for several days. Never give up! 😻 #cameratrapping

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Stiftung KORA @korafoundation.bsky.social · Jun 19

#readingtip: this #research paper applies spatially explicit individual-based modelling to assess the future prospects of Eurasian lynx populations in Western Europe over the next 50 years. doi.org/10.24072/pcj...

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Wolves Across Borders @wolvesborders.bsky.social · Jun 12

🎉What an exceptional Wolves Across Borders 2025!🐾

🥳 We would like to thank all participants for making this week a powerful gathering of minds and passions!🌎

Insightful presentations and lively discussions led to the sharing of new knowledge and the exploration of critical issues🐺

#WolvesBorders

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Jun 11

Congratulations to the whole team and especially Sarah Bauduin @oaggimenez.bsky.social @korafoundation.bsky.social @wild-ecol-cons.bsky.social @ofbiodiversite.bsky.social

Olivier Gimenez 🦦 @oaggimenez.bsky.social · Jun 11

Today is #InternationalLynxDay, and we've just had this paper published in @peercomjournal.bsky.social "Modelling Eurasian lynx populations in Western Europe: What prospects for the next 50 years?" led by Sarah Bauduin 🥳

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cover page of our new paper on "Modelling Eurasian lynx populations in
Western Europe: What prospects for the next 50 years?". The abstract is: "Persistence of populations may be uncertain for large carnivore species, especially for those established
in human-dominated landscapes. Here, we studied the Eurasian lynx in Western Europe established
in the Upper Rhine meta-population (i.e., Jura, Vosges-Palatinian and Black Forest populations) and
the Alpine population. These populations are currently considered endangered or critically endangered
due to high anthropogenic mortality, small population size and low genetic diversity, and isolation. We
assessed lynx persistence over a 50-year time horizon by implementing a spatially-explicit individual-
based model, while accounting for road mortality and habitat selection. Forecasts showed a steady
growth rapidly reaching a more stable phase for the Alpine and Jura populations, and a more hetero-
geneous positive growth with less precision for the Vosges-Palatinian and Black Forest populations.
Exchanges of individuals between populations were limited, the Jura population playing the role of a
crossroad. Finally, the persistence of lynx in Western Europe seems likely on a large scale over the next
50 years. Indeed, simulations showed high female occupancy as well as average lynx density over the
core areas of the four studied populations. Nevertheless, these results should be interpreted with the
model limitations in mind, concerning the absence of movement barriers and inbreeding depression."

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Fridolin Zimmermann @zifridolin.bsky.social · Jun 8

A red #fox comes across our terrace in the early afternoon. He doesn't look very healthy. #cameratrapping

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Stiftung KORA @korafoundation.bsky.social · May 19

Frühlings-Update aus dem «Wolves and Cattle»:
Was ist seit Dezember im Projekt passiert? 👉 www.kora.ch/de/aktuell/p...

Projektupdate «Wolves and Cattle» Frühling 2025

Wölfin am SenderSeit dem 30.10.2024 ist die Wölfin F259 am Sender. Ihre Bewegungsdaten der Monate März und April zeigen, dass sie in dieser Zeit in einem Gebiet unterwegs war, das rund 300 km2 umfasst...

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