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because so many people want there skin to sell
Transmission of feline Infectious Diseases plays a large part. Diseases like distemper, upper respiratory infections and feline herpes can be quite debilitating in a wild cat since they do not have the built-up resistance that many domestic cats possess.
Well, wild cats, like lions etc, are endangered bacause people hunt them, and because hier habbitats are being ruined.

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felis silvestris silvestris or Scottish wildcat is down to a recorded 400 individuals. Years of being hunted as destructive predators and caught in snares and kill on roadways have taken a terrible toll on the once established population. See related links below for a good website with loads of information.

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There are 36 species of wild cats and some are endangered and others not. To which of the 36 species were you referring?

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