This is a French video about wild cats. Part 2 of that video is here:
From Limburg province in The Netherlands:
The wild cat (Felis silvestris) is part of the Dutch fauna now.According to Dutch news agency ANP, wild cats had not been in The Netherlands since Roman times.Research sponsored by Limburg province has shown this definitely.
In mid December 2006, a wild cat was discovered by a so called photo trap in Epen in the Limburg hills. …
Originally, wild cats were nearly everywhere in Europe; however, as a consequence of human actions, they were exterminated almost everywhere.
The disappearance of woodlands played a major role in this.
In north east France, the Ardennes, and the Eifel, a small population survived …
So, that this ‘small Eifel tiger’, as Germans call him, has reached The Netherlands now, is not unexpected.
Already four years ago, a dead wild cat was found near Vaals.
Now, however, for the first time it has been established that real live wild cats walk the Limburg hills.
A comment by Cynthia on 16 March 2007 (sorry, I had to include it here, as over sensitive anti spam software rejected it as a comment):
Wow, that’s amazing.My reply: maybe European wild cats do not mind dense human population as much as other species, like bobcats [see also here and here] …I just saw 4 photos of wild cats in a town (but I think it was in Canada).
The Netherlands is very small with a lot of people. I wonder why these animals now come closer to populated areas.
European wild cats, from Brehms Tierleben: here.
Its nice to look at a reel wild cat Pictures
Comment by Ken Karstensen — January 29, 2008 @ 6:39 pm
Yes, that is true. Wild cats are not in Scandinavia; see here.
Comment by Administrator — January 29, 2008 @ 6:52 pm