Question

3 Find information about what animals or birds are
disappearing in Moldova. Describe one animal/bird.
Write why it is disappearing.

Answer 1

One animal that has completely disappeared from Moldova is the bobcat also known as The Steppe marmot. Particularly valuable were the buckskin furs, from which clothes for women and children, called baibarace, were made in ancient times. In Wallachia, the garment in question was called baibafir and was a precious gift among the wedding gifts of noble brides. Due to its highly prized fur, the bobcat disappeared from Moldova around the year 1761, in Bărăgan, Dobrogea, and Bessarabia surviving until the 19th century.