Humans have transformed most landscapes across the globe, forcing other species to adapt
in order to persist in increasingly anthropogenic landscapes. Wide-ranging solitary species …

Unintentional mortality of endangered carnivores due to non-selective trapping is important
for conservation and warrants urgent attention. Currently, non-selective traps are being …

Cats have shared the anthropogenic niche with humans for ten thousand years, while their
role as an initially self-domesticated pest-controller (mostly hunting rodents), has barely …

Simple Summary The wildcats (Felis silvestris) and Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) are species
of special relevance in the Spanish fauna and are protected, as their populations are small …

Hybridisation between wild taxa and their domestic congeners is a significant conservation
issue. Domestic species frequently outnumber their wild relatives in population size and …

Knowledge of population dynamics of threatened species in the wild is key to effective
conservation actions. However, at present, there are many examples of endangered animals …

The survival of indigenous European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) populations can be
locally threatened by introgressive hybridization with free-ranging domestic cats. Identifying …

The interactions between animals and their environment vary across species, regions, but
also with gender. Sex‐specific relations between individuals and the ecosystem may entail …

The European wildcat is threatened by habitat fragmentation, illegal or incidental killings
and hybridization with free-ranging domestic cats. Conservation projects should be based …

Understanding landscape impacts on gene flow is necessary to plan comprehensive
management and conservation strategies of both the species of interest and its habitat …