Recentní záznamy kočky divoké (Felis silvestris) na česko-slovenském pomezí/Recent records of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) in the Czech-Slovak borderland

Abstract

European wildcat (Felis silvestris) has been a missing species in the Czech Republic and Western Slovakia since the 1960s.Development of camera trapping techniques in wildlife research has resulted since 2012 in the new records of European wildcat in the West Carpathians in the Czech-Slovak borderland. Here we present the data collected during the intensive monitoring of large carnivores in the West Carpathians during the 3-year period (31/8/2016 – 1/9/2019). We recorded 86 unique visits of wildcat of which the most records came from Bílé Karpaty Mts. and Javorníky Mts. in Slovakia, where 9–10 individuals were identified and the reproduction was confirmed in 2019. The wildcat was confirmed also in two Czech mountain ranges: Vsetínské Beskydy and Hostýnské hills. According to data availability and scientific literature, we suggest that the record of wildcat in the Hostýnské hills is the most western documented occurrence of the species from the Carpathian population. We conclude, based on the minimum number of identified individuals and confirmed reproduction that there is a stable population at least in Javorníky and BíléKarpaty Mts. Viability of the population at the western range edge of species distribution in the Carpathians and dispersal activity of individuals may have a significant impact on the re-colonization of suitable habitats in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

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Recent records of the European wildcat ()
in the Czech-Slovak borderland
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1Ústav ekologie lesa, Lesnická a dřevařská fakulta, Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Zemědělská 3, CZ-61300 Brno;
e-mail: martindulazoo@gmail.com
2Hnutí DUHA Olomouc, Dolní náměstí 38, CZ-779 00 Olomouc
3Hnutí DUHA Bílé Karpaty, Radějov 356, CZ-696 67 Radějov
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      
         
      



    







  Felis silvestris  
     
       
     
      



  
     

   


 
    

  
  

    
      
     
    
 
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   
  
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      
    
    
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    
    
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  
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       
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     
       
     
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      
     
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     
       
        
  
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      
       
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Fig. 1: Conrmed occurrence and reproduction of European wild cat in the Czech-Slovak border land from 31.viii.2016 to 1.ix.2019.
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Fig. 2: Documentary photos of European wild cat taken by camera traps in the Bílé Karpaty (A), Javorníky Mts. (B), Vsetínské
Beskydy (C) a Hostýnské Hills (D).
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Fig. 3: Camera trap photos of a female and kittens showing successful wild cat reproduction in the Javorníky Mts.
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 
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

    
       

     
 


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  





Velcí savci v České republice:
Rozšíření, historie a ochrana. 2. Šelmy (Carnivora)

 Conservation sta-
tus of habitat types and species (Article 17, HabitatsDirective
92/43/ EEC). 


 Rys a divá mačka
v slovenských Karpatoch a vosvete  
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   
   Mačka divá (lesná) – Felis silvestris
  Cicavce Slo-
venska, rozšírenie, bionómia a ochrana  
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
    
        
         
   Monitoring velkých še-
lem a kočky divoké ve vybraných lokalitách soustavy Natura
2000
    
 

        
        
Lynx lynxCanis lupus
Ursu sarctos Felis silvestris 
       
Lynx
   Ochrana
Přírody

Felis silvestris
Lynx
       
   The IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species 2015
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

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 Trichaptum biforme
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 Rhodiola rosea
 Miscanthusgiganteus

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 Araneae
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 Trox (Niditrox) perrisii
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 
Acanthocinus reticulatus


Mantispa styriaca
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Catocala elocata Catocala electa 
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 
Pyrgus armoricanus
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