Young captive-bred wildcats were set free in the Scottish Highlands last week ... and hunting skills needed for survival in the wild. The cats have been raised in a quiet area that’s closed ...

The IUCN lists this wild cat as Endangered, with only 1,378 mature individuals in the wild. A reduction in prey, habitat loss and fragmentation, and hunting are threats to this species. Scottish ...

The Scottish wildcat is similar in appearance to the domestic tabby cat A cat seized by police who believed it was a protected Scottish wildcat turned out to be a domestic tabby. North Wales ...

A pair of big cats released in the Scottish Highlands in a "highly irresponsible ... said it is likely the lynx would have died in the wild. David Barclay, manager of the RZSS Saving Wildcats ...

Bringing the Scottish wildcat back could have a plethora of benefits, says Richard Bunting, a spokesperson for the Scottish Rewilding Alliance. The Highland cat, along with small cats the world ...

Despite living alongside house cats for more than 2,000 years ... “The last hope for Scottish wildcats is the captive wildcat population,” as Howard-McCombe tells Nature News’ Ewen Callaway.

The Scottish Government later ... for resources with vulnerable wildcat populations.” The report also noted that some countries “already require cats to be contained all the time or seasonally ...