A report by the Mammal Society under contract to Natural England, Natural Resources
Wales and Scottish Natural Heritage. We present the first comprehensive review of the …

The isolated Scottish wildcat (a subpopulation of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris)) was
once widespread across Great Britain, but restricted to the north-western Highlands in the …

Species distribution modeling is widely used to quantify and predict species-environment
relationships. Most past applications and methods in species distribution modeling assume …

Understanding the scale dependence of species-habitat relationships is an important area
of research in species distribution modeling. There has been little research focused on how …

Previous studies on the feeding habits of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris)
have shown high variability in the diet and in the degree of trophic specialisation of this felid …

The ecological niche and the species-environment relationship are both cornerstones of
contemporary ecological science. The realized habitat niche defines the conditions in which …

Domestic cats (Felis catus) thrive at high densities alongside humans in urban and rural
environments and are responsible for excessive wildlife predation worldwide. As …

Abstract The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is one of the most endangered European
mammal species and it is strictly protected in Hungary. Its population status was previously …

Free-roaming domestic cats are an increasing concern for biodiversity conservation. Cats
prey on wildlife, spread disease and breed with native wildcat species leading to …

A perturbação de origem antrópica pode ser uma ameaça significativa para a vida
selvagem e, consequentemente, os impactos associados à presença do Homem e das suas …