THEY are almost impossible to see in the wild. Shy and secretive - and on the brink of extinction - the Scottish Wildcat is ampng the most vulnerable animals on the planet. Yet now millions of ...

The Scottish wildcat is now one of the world's rarest animals, the scientist said A scientist who has developed a genetic test to identify pure Scottish wildcats has warned that the species could ...

As NatureScot tells us: “The Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris) is one of our most elusive carnivores and the only native member of the cat family still found in the wild in Britain.

Scottish wildcats look like larger, more muscular versions of the domestic tabby cat; they have a club-like tail and a thick-set body. The wildcat is perfectly adapted to its environment and is a ...

“I am overjoyed that we’ve been able to give these two orphaned wildcat kittens a lifeline.” The Scottish wildcat, is sub-species of the European wildcat and although it is only now native ...

A team put together by the Scottish Wildcat Association (SWA) reviewed 2,000 records of camera trap sightings, eyewitness reports and also road kills. SWA said the analysis suggested there could ...

A possible sighting of a Scottish wildcat has been made by a gamekeeper on a grouse moor in the Angus Glens. Bruce Cooper, a member of Angus Glens Moorland Group, was checking CCTV when he saw the ...

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CONSERVATIONISTS say it is "too late" to save the iconic Scottish wildcat after a wide-ranging study found the animal to be on the verge of extinction. A report into efforts to preserve the few ...

Vattenfall is looking for a wildcat project officer to lead plans to support the rare species' population in the area around its Clashindarroch II wind farm. The plans include overseeing the creation ...