Comments on: European Wildcat

By: Pat Bumstead

Pat Bumstead — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 20:26:57 +0000

In reply to Louise Z. Yes, we would love to have a look at your photos. Please email to smallwildcats(at)gmail.com Any chance the cat is pregnant and looking for a comfy place to give birth, which is the only thing I can think of to describe this behavior.

By: Louise Z

Louise Z — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 19:12:05 +0000

We live on the foot of Jura mountains in Switzerland, surrounded by forests. Since a few days ago, a European wild cat starts to visit our window on the second floor by using our cat ladder (we have two farm cats) and even tries to get into the house. It looks certainly more alert than our house cats but to repeatedly visiting us is still an unusual behaviour for a wildcat. We managed to get a couple of photos and a short video of it today, we are happy to share with you if you want to see them.

By: Pat Bumstead

Pat Bumstead — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 20:04:10 +0000

In reply to George Humphries.

Can you please email the photo to us at smallwildcats@gmail.com ? We’re trying to build a collection of Wildcats photos from all the various countries they live in. No one else on the web cares about the wildcat so we’ll speak for them!

By: George Humphries

George Humphries — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:13:46 +0000

Ended up seeing this site as was searching for info on European wildcats as only today I received a message and photo of one in his garden in Brittany in France. He put a camera out and it caught the cat walking through. Great picture.

By: Pat Bumstead

Pat Bumstead — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 20:23:39 +0000

In reply to Daniella. No one has any idea how many European wild cats live in the wild. They inhabit at least 20 different countries in Africa, Asia and Europe. How would anyone count them?

By: Daniella

Daniella — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:42:16 +0000

I am doing a research paper and was wondering how many European wildcats are left in the wild?

By: Pat Bumstead

Pat Bumstead — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:09:32 +0000

In reply to Vivian Hanako.

You can just reference the International Society for Endangered Cats, as our fact sheets are written by a collaboration of people. Our information comes from the IUCN Cat Specialist Group and you can read more here http://www.catsg.org/index.php?id=101

By: Vivian Hanako

Vivian Hanako — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:54:36 +0000

Hello! I am a student writing a thesis on wildcats and domestic cats. I am planning on quoting a part of this article for a section of my writing because I find it very insightful. So, is it possible that I get the name of the writer of this article? I saw a lot of response from Pat Bumstead, are you the writer?

By: Colincornell@hotmail.co.uk

Colincornell@hotmail.co.uk — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 06:59:55 +0000

Just seen wild in central bulgeria

By: Pat Bumstead

Pat Bumstead — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:41:59 +0000

In reply to Martyn Saunders. You're in an area where wildcats could certainly live. They are very secretive cats and people likely don't know they are around. If you do manage to get a photo, or see the cat again please let us know.