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This Wildcat Helped Create the House Cat and Is Now at Risk Because of It

・The Afro-Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica) is the world’s most widely distributed small wildcat, but it’s also one of the least studied. The cat’s conservation status is listed as “of least concern” by ...
Mongabay

Tabby’s likely ancestor & Earth’s most widespread wildcat is an enigma

The Afro-Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica) is the world’s most widely distributed small wildcat, but it’s also one of the least studied. The cat’s conservation status is listed as “of least concern” by ...
Mongabay

In rare triumph, camera traps snap endangered wildcats in Pakistan

Conservationists in Pakistan have snapped incredibly rare images of two small cat species: the Asiatic caracal (Caracal caracal schmitzi) and the sand cat (Felis margarita). The 2025 caracal image ...
MarketWatch

Alley Cat Rescue African Wildcat Conservation Program Achieves Domestic Cat Sterilization Milestone in South Africa

MT. RAINIER, Md., Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alley Cat Rescue's African wildcat conservation program operates in South Africa to protect the unique wild cat species (Felis lybica) from hybridization ...