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Why is the Barbary Serval endangered?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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Farmers kill them for hunting their livestock. Poachers kill them for their skins/pelts and poachers catch them for the pet trade. Civilazation is encroaching on their territory as well.

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No, the barbary serval eats meat such as small birds, lizards, insects, frogs, rodents, and other small animals.


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Many people hunted them, some farmers killed them to protect their livestock, and other's were keeping them as pets.


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A Serval is a wildcat, that isn't endangered. Some people keep them as pets. African Servals are endangered though, but not to a high extent.


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Can servals be dangerous?

The serval is NOT an endangered species. This is good, for all sorts of reasons. So many wild cats are endangered. The threat has largely come from the trades, fur and, sadly, pet. Another problem has been degradation of habitat, specifically deforestation. Fortunately, the serval ranks in the "Least Concern" category of potentially threatened animal species. At least for now.


What is the scientific name for a Serval?

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