FFH Monitoring of the Wildcat for the 2025–2030 Reporting Period

Summary

The Rhineland-Palatinate State Office for the Environment is commissioning wildcat (Felis silvestris) FFH monitoring in 2027 in the Northern Palatinate Forest. The work includes field monitoring using hair-trapping posts in a 10 × 10 km grid, assessing population evidence and habitat pressures, researching existing records across Rhineland-Palatinate, updating the state-wide distribution map and preparing a final report. Up to 30 hours of supplementary field visits may be commissioned as an option; the procurement is not divided into lots.