Scotland’s wildcats are barely hanging on by a whisker. The release of young captive-bred wildcats in the Scottish Highlands marks an important milestone as conservationists aim to restore the ...

The Scottish wildcat, a population of European wildcat found only in Scotland, is a critically endangered animal. But for one local conservation group, the Scottish Wildcat Haven, ...

Cats Protection Strathspey is celebrating a major milestone having successfully trapped, neutered, and returned its 100th cat ...

Video footage of "functionally extinct" Scottish wildcats has been shared by conservationists, who claim that they found a family of the animals roaming an Aberdeenshire forest.

Scottish Wildcat Action. A breeding centre is to be created at the Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore in the Cairngorms. Wildland Limited is a company owned by Danish billionaire Anders Holch ...

Wildcats were once widespread in Scotland, first having made their way over to Britain from mainland Europe around 9,000 years ago and getting stuck when Doggerland disappeared beneath the sea.

Four Scottish wildcat kittens born in Cambridgeshire could help save the species as they are destined to be released into the wild in the Cairngorms. The kittens were born about a month ago at ...

For Scottish wildcats, a species that has been on the brink of extinction, these may turn out to be the best of times. A rising number of them—19 last year, ...

The Scottish wildcat, often dubbed the Highland tiger, is the UK’s only surviving native feline, but also its rarest and most threatened mammal. The species, Felis silvestris, was once widespread.

Wildcats appear very similar to domestic cats, but they are slightly larger with longer legs. NoodlePix via Getty Images. Despite living alongside house cats for more than 2,000 years, Scottish ...

The UK Supreme Court has refused to allow an appeal against the Scottish Government’s award of planning permission for a ...