Tag: wildcat

Licence applications approved for first-ever Scottish wildcats release

Animal News

Erin Brown - March 27, 2023

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

Fife Animal Park bosses hit back at charity regulator OSCR

Local News

Guest - February 20, 2014

THE OWNER of a Scottish animal park has blamed its closure on charity regulators - claiming they caused the death of at least one...

Scottish wildcats hit by rabbit shortage as numbers decline

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - March 17, 2013

A COLLAPSE in rabbit colonies has helped speed up the decline of Scottish wildcats. The wildcat has been starved to the brink of extinction because its main...

Genetic test could save Scottish wildcats from extinction

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - July 22, 2012

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...