Housecats threaten the European wildcat

In the project "Wildcat Forests of Tomorrow" in the federal programme Biological Diversity, the BUND Nature Conservation is committed to protecting the shy forest dweller. The so-called hybridization can endanger the genetic independence of the wildcat in the long term, warns the BN. Important adaptations to their natural habitat could be lost. In addition, domestic cats can transmit diseases that are often fatal for wildcats. Uwe Friedel, head …