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Friendly Wildcat
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The main central European population is in the Eifel mountains of Germany. There have been reintroduction efforts in Southern Germany. The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is trying to establish a European studbook for the species, which would contain data on the captive population in its member institutions. The wildcat was part of the EAZA European Carnivore Campaign , running from 2008–2010, with the goal of furthering the acceptance for living together with carnivores and ultimately supporting various field projects in Europe on each of the sixteen chosen species.
Subspecies
According to a 2007 DNA analysis, there are only 5 subspecies:
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