Wild Cats Uk Scotland

Functionally extinct For the past few years conservationists have been focusing on five.

Wild cats uk scotland. A record 57 Scottish wildcat kittens were born in captivity this year as part of a UK-wide breeding programme. Many wildcats breed with feral domestic cats. Wildcat kittens are going to be released into the wild in England for the first time in 150 years.

30 could vaccinate one of the cats to protect them from disease. The Wild Cat Felis silvestris is Britains only wild member of the cat family and bears a close resemblance to the domestic tabby cat. Thousands of years after the European wildcat comes to Britain Near Eastern cats arrive.

These beautiful creatures are critically endangered and are at risk of cross-breeding with domestic felines. They are thought to live 10-12 years in the wild. This predominantly grey coloured cat has a distinctive bushy tail with seven black bands around it.

These majestic cats are native to the Highlands and Deeside Branch is nestled within one of their natural habitats. Scotland is home to one of the UKs national treasures the Scottish Wildcat. Being inadvertently killed during feral cat control operation.

Without urgent action wildcats will be lost forever from Britain. Wildcats are truly wild cats and are perhaps the most difficult animals to see in the wild in Scotland. Wildcat Haven is a grass roots community driven conservation project.

We are the only Scottish wildcat conservation group focussed solely on saving the wildcat in the wild where it belongs. Although it looks very much like a domestic tabby cat the wild cat is very fierce and almost impossible to tame even if. The wildcat is a European protected species.