Bengal leopard cat

The Bengal leopard cat is a sub-species of the leopard cat that is, on the whole, not very endangered in the wild. Yet in recent years, a new trend has emerged, that of the “domestic” cat with a wild look… including the Bengal, a hybrid between this wild cat and the domestic cat… The existence of these hybrids has no justification in terms of conservation, especially as the importation of foundation individuals from the wild is likely to endanger certain population nuclei by fuelling animal trafficking…