In Zagorič, you can buy wild cat ointment, which is used to treat rheumatic problems. One of our fellow citizens hunts wild cats in Gornja Morača. As he says, people buy the ointment because it cures rheumatism and joint problems.
"The fat is usually applied to the painful area, and there have been cases where some people drink it. I don't have a lot of fat from wild cats, but I sell what I have," said the hunter, adding that a gram of fat costs about 50 cents, and he is currently home it weighs about half a kilogram. He claims that he regularly travels to Gornja Morača in the winter months, but he doesn't go there just to hunt the aforementioned game.
He doesn't want any advertising for his business, because he says he has customers. An ad for the sale of wild cat fat was placed by our fellow citizen in Tender Ads.
There are wild cats in all karst areas
Mladen Ćabak from the Hunting Association of Montenegro states that there are wild cats in all karst areas.
The ointment is usually applied to the painful area, and there have also been cases of some people drinking it. I don't have a lot of wildcat fat, but what I have I sell
"It is in great demand in the region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is kept above the stove, and it is used for rheumatic problems and various injuries and wounds," says Ćabak.
They are not protected, except by fallow
The Institute for Nature Protection informed "Vijesta" that wild cats are not protected species, but belong to the species for which the hunting ban applies.
"The wild cat is a small hairy game. It is not protected by a permanent ban on hunting, but it is protected by a hunting permit. According to Article 3 of the Law on Hunting and Game, they are a natural resource and good of general interest, animal species of mammals and birds that live freely in nature or are grown in an area intended for cultivation and reproduction for the purpose of hunting and use," said Jelena Koprivica from the Institute for Nature Protection.
The President of the "Morača" Hunting Association, Petar Medenica, pointed out that there are wild cats in both Gornja and Donja Morača.
"It can be found in all parts of Morača, it is represented as game and as a pest. During the reproduction period, it must not be hunted for two or three months - said Medenica.
Bigger and stronger than a tame cat
Jelena Koprivica reported that a wild or forest cat Felis silvestris Scherb lives here. For a long time, it was believed that the domestic cat originated from the wild cat, but recent research disagrees with that view.
A wild cat goes hunting in the evening. It is very dangerous for small and medium-sized animals. He knows how to sneak into bird's nests, as well as how to jump on the back and cut the blood vessels in the animal's neck.
"The wild cat is much larger and stronger than the domestic cat. It reaches the size of a fox. Today it lives all over Europe, except for the northern parts of Scandinavia and Russia, where it is represented by the lynx. It lives alone in moderate mountains rich in forests. It goes hunting in the evening. Very is dangerous to small and medium-sized animals.It knows how to sneak into bird's nests, as well as jump on its back and cut the blood vessels in the animal's neck.
In case he misses in the jump, he does not pursue the animal further, but prefers to look for new prey. Its main food is mice and small birds. Sometimes it also attacks larger animals. It also attacks roe deer and deer because it is physically much stronger. It has a great ability to hide on branches, because its body color, i.e. the fur blends very well with the color of the tree and branches. It is very dangerous," Koprivica said, pointing out that many in our areas mistake it for a lynx when they see it.
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