abstract |
Collected
and summarised are materials on the presence of
three species of felines (Felidae) in the village
of Libukhova in the Eastern Beskids in Lviv Oblast,
Ukraine: the domestic cat (Felis catus), the wild
cat (Felis silvestris), and the Eurasian lynx (Lynx
lynx). The possibility of hybridisation between
the two species of the genus Felis is also described.
The material of the article includes both the author’s
original observations and oral reports of locals.
Both modern registrations and observations in the
late 20th century are analysed. The study showed
that cats, with the exception of domestic cats,
are rare species in the studied area. |
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