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 ...

Young captive-bred wildcats were set free in the Scottish Highlands last week – the first release of its kind in Britain. The cats were bred and released by Saving Wildcats, a European project ...

In Europe and South Africa, interbreeding by small wildcats with housecats or feral domestic cats has altered the genetic makeup of wild species and created conservation dilemmas.

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 ...

“In this photograph, I am using radio tracking to monitor European wildcats (Felis silvestris) with my daughter, Sabana. I love this image, because it brings together my two worlds: science and ...