The Scottish wildcat is traditionally an icon of the Scottish wilderness. The Scottish wildcat or Kellas cat is the likely inspiration of the mythological Scottish creature Cat-sìth. Since the 13th …

2 days ago · The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission (SAWG), which advises ministers on animal welfare, had urged them to look further into the pros and cons of "compulsory …

2 days ago · The Scottish government has said it will "under no circumstances" be banning cats after being urged to order a report to explore measures for protecting at-risk wildlife. The …

1 day ago · The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission said cats kill at least 700 million birds and other animals each year in the U.K. It advised the government to consider a range of …

Scottish wildcats are found further north than those in mainland Europe. They use a mosaic of habitat types which often include broadleaved or mixed woodland. Young coniferous …

Persecuted for centuries, the Scottish wildcat is one of our most elusive carnivores, with perhaps as few as 115 wildcats remaining in Scotland.

Scottish wildcats are one of our rarest mammals. A combination of hunting and habitat loss meant they disappeared from England and Wales close to 200 years ago. Now, the greatest threat to …

Facts about the Scottish Wildcat Scientific name: Felis silvestris At a glance A subspecies of the European Wildcat which crossed into Britain after the end of the last Ice Age. Impacted by …

Rarely seen and famously untameable, the wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) is an important predator of the Caledonian Forest, but is threatened by interbreeding with feral and hybrid …

Browse our Scotland wildlife guide to learn about the physical characteristics, behaviors, feeding habits and conservation of rare Scottish wildcats.