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Pospiskova, J.; Kutal, M.; Bojda, M.; Bufkova-Daniszova, K.; Bufka, L.
Nov‚ n lezy _Felis silvestris_ v Cesk‚ republice
2013 Lynx (Praha) (44): 139-147
The wildcat (_Felis silvestris_) population in the territory of the current Czech Republic decreased already during the second half of the 18th century and the occurrence of this species was very scarce in the 20th century. No reliable evidence of its occurrence was available since the last shot of an individual in 1952, although several non-confirmed observations have been mentioned from different parts of the Czech Republic. Here we present the pictures taken by camera traps installed in the Bohemian Forest (Sumava) in 2011 and in the Western Carpathians in 2013. As the pictured cats fulfil the criteria for species identification showing a coat pattern typical for the wildcat, we consider these findings a reliable evidence of the wildcat occurrence in the Czech Republic.
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