Swiss National Mammal Databank: Larger Carnivores Monitoring Program (KORA)

Occurrence
Latest version published by Swiss National Biodiversity Data and Information Centres – infospecies.ch on Feb 4, 2026 Swiss National Biodiversity Data and Information Centres – infospecies.ch

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Description

Dataset resulting from the activity carried out within the framework of the monitoring of large carnivores (Bear, Wolf, Lynx), mesocarnivores (Golden Jackal) and wildcats in Switzerland. The data collected are the result of camera-trapping (opportunistic and deterministic monitoring), direct observations or the compilation of indirect evidence of presence. The period covered by these data extends from 1993 to the present day. They come all over Switzerland. All data provided have been subject to a validation procedure by KORA. In some cases, genetic analyses are carried out for Bears, Wolves, Lynx, wildcats and Golden Jackal.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 311,615 records.

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Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Swiss National Biodiversity Data and Information Centres – infospecies.ch. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: e232367a-6346-4069-9830-f1bcbd67631a.  Swiss National Biodiversity Data and Information Centres – infospecies.ch publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Switzerland.

Keywords

Occurrence; Occurrence

Contacts

Lea Maronde
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
KORA
Thunstrasse 31
CH-3074 Muri bei Bern
CH
Florin Kunz
  • Originator
KORA
Thunstrasse 31
CH-3074 Muri bei Bern
CH
Ralph Manz
  • Originator
KORA
Thunstrasse 31
CH-3074 Muri bei Bern
CH
Sven Signer
  • Originator
KORA
Thunstrasse 31
CH-3074 Muri bei Bern
CH
Fridolin Zimmermann
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
KORA
Thunstrasse 31
CH-3074 Muri bei Bern
CH
Christian Stauffer
  • Metadata Provider
KORA
Thunstrasse 31
CH-3074 Muri bei Bern
CH

Geographic Coverage

Switzerland

Bounding Coordinates South West [45.818, 5.956], North East [47.808, 10.492]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia, Carnivora, Lagomorpha, Eulipotyphla, Artiodactyla
Family Castoridae, Erinaceidae, Gliridae, Procyonidae, Ursidae, Cervidae, Sciuridae, Mustelidae, Leporidae, Suidae, Bovidae, Felidae, Canidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1973-10-28 / 2022-12-20

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers e232367a-6346-4069-9830-f1bcbd67631a
https://ipt.gbif.ch/resource?r=cscf-kora