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National effort needed to save Scottish wildcat

RESEARCH published today by NatureScot is being used to inform people about the action that is needed to secure the Scottish wildcat's long-term future. To...

Licence applications approved for first-ever Scottish wildcats release

LICENCE applications have been approved to release Scottish wildcats in the Cairngorms National Park later this year. The scheme marks the first-ever conservation translocation of...

“Grumpy Cat” could be a protected species

A KITTEN captured after getting trapped in a shed is being DNA tested to confirm that it is one of Scotland's rare wildcats.       The five-month-old...

Campaigners claim wildcat video could scupper Saddle Hill wind farm plan

ANTI-WINDFARM campaigners claim a video of a wildcat could put the brakes on a huge development close to the Cairngorm National Park. Locals opposed to...

Genetic test could save Scottish wildcats from extinction

SCIENTISTS are hoping genetic testing could save one of Scotland’s most endangered animals from extinction. The Scottish wildcat, of which less than 400 remain, has...

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