I was once asked why are there so many cats in Bucharest, and I said: I don’t think there are a lot of cats, but then again, I am used to seeing cats. And the next day, guess what popped up on my facebook feed: (Top EU countries with households that have a cat)
After more digging, I had a sudden realisation that Romania is a very cat centric country.
Even on the world stage, we are doing quite well (I know that these stats are from 2012) but I choose to be the best!
Stats vary a bit from source to source, but what I can confirm is we have a lot of cats!
Does Romania have it’s own cat breed?
The answer is no (update: not yet), Romania does not have it’s own domesticated cat breeds… But, the good news is we have some wild breeds in the wilderness.
Update: Transylvanian Cat will be established as a breed once more research has been made ( link source )
The European Wildcat (Felis Silvestris)
A subspecies of Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx carpathicus)
The second-most amount of lynxes you can find in Europe outside Russia are located in Romania.
We shall end with the cats of Bucharest:
For more reading (us the translate button on the upper right corner of the screen): https://www.descopera.ro/natura/12086115-pisica-salbatica-o-umbra-prin-padurile-romaniei
Dracula's Guide to Romania 
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