For decades, scientists believed the domestic cat first wandered into European life alongside the continent’s early farmers.

A team of international researchers has discovered that since the introduction of domestic cats, they avoided mating with Europe’s native wildcats - despite being exposed to each other for 2,000 ...

The European wildcat is the smallest of Europe’s cats and is a subspecies of the African wildcat, which is thought to be the ancestor of domestic breeds.

The shelter, located in Bergheim, about 25 miles from Cologne, immediately identified it as a European wildcat, which is the size of a large domestic cat and a protected species native to the area.

A European wild cat was nearly extinct. Now, it is making a comeback. The Iberian lynx is no longer classified as endangered, with one group calling it the “greatest recovery of a cat species ...

Scotland’s wildcats are barely hanging on by a whisker. The release of young captive-bred wildcats in the Scottish Highlands marks an important milestone as conservationists aim to restore the ...

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 ...