The wildcat roams the forests of Aargau once again
After a long absence, the wildcat is recolonising the Aargau Jura almost in its entirety. It shares its habitat with the domestic cat.
Wildcat recolonises Aargau Jura
The wildcat can once again roam the forests of Aargau after a long absence. Surveys conducted between 2018 and 2020 show that the Aargau Jura is almost entirely recolonised. The greatest threat comes from domestic cats, which mate with wildcats.
Do not touch young kittens
The kittens are not necessarily orphaned and will later be cared for by their mother. Touching or capturing them is a criminal offence under wildlife law. More on the topic of species protection, biodiversity and Switzerland.
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More on the subject of recreational hunting: In our dossiers on recreational hunting gather fact-checks, analyses and background reports. The scientific evidence is presented in the overview Studies on the Effects of Recreational Hunting.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
