When you think about Europe, images of large wildcats are not what first comes to mind. Thousands of years ago, however, the story was different. Leopards, lions, and even cheetahs were once thought ...

Domestic cats introduced from the Near East, and wildcats native to Europe did not mix until the 1960s, despite being exposed to each other for 2,000 years, according to two recent articles. Domestic ...

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Lynx currently number around 9000 in Europe, of which 2300-2400 are found in the Carpathian Basin. After several decades of low numbers, the lynx is slowly making a comeback in our forests. The ...

Joanna Howard-McCombe received funding from NERC, the RZSS and the People's Trust for Endangered Species. Mark Beaumont received funding from NERC. Daniel J. Lawson does not work for, consult, own ...

Europe may seem an unlikely home for large wild cats, yet its forests, mountains, and islands harbor a variety of felines that have adapted to human presence. Among them is the Iberian lynx, the ...

Researchers warn that disease spillover from livestock and domestic animals represents a serious conservation threat to wildlife, including felids in tropical areas around the world. Spillover is most ...

Oct. 25 (UPI) --A seemingly orphaned or abandoned kitten brought to an animal shelter in Germany displayed unusually aggressive behavior that resulted in it being identified as a European wildcat. The ...

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) amongst wheat, Ile de France, France. House sparrow populations have been halved throughout Europe in the past 40 years. There are many factors contributing to the ...