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Wildcats set to save species from extinction born at wildlife park

The wildcat kittens which are likely to be among the first of the species to be released into the wild in Britain have been born. Sixteen wildcats were paired up earlier in the year the Saving Wildcats conservation centre at the Highland Wildlife ...

19 May 2022 at 01:01

Wildcats to be released in Cairngorms after licence approved

Wildcats are to be released in Cairngorms National Park this summer after a new licence application from a conservation group was approved. NatureScot, which approved the licence, said the decision marks the first ever conservation translocation ...

24 Mar 2023 at 15:26

Eleven endangered Scottish wildcat kittens born at conservation centre

A project working to save the endangered Scottish wildcat species has seen 11 kittens born this year – with hopes more could follow. It is the second year in a row that baby wildcats have been born at the Saving Wildcats conservation breeding ...

26 Jul 2023 at 13:21

Wildcats bred in captivity released in national park

Scottish wildcats bred in captivity have been released into a national park in an effort to curb their extinction. The Saving Wildcats partnership, led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), released 22 wildcats into the ...

15 Jun 2023 at 12:14

Critically endangered wildcat kittens born in wild in conservation boost

Two wildcats released into a national park last year have given birth, marking a “major milestone” for wildcat recovery in Scotland, conservation experts have said. Nineteen wildcats bred in captivity were released into the ...

24 Jun 2024 at 13:38

Two wildcats born in captivity have died since release into wild, experts say

Two wildcats born in captivity have died since their release into the wild in the Cairngorms National Park. Saving Wildcats said that one of the animals was hit by a vehicle while the other died of starvation. Nine ...

10 Sept 2024 at 11:29

‘Real hope’ for future of wildcats after another 18 released in Highlands

Experts have said there is “real hope for the future” of wildcats in Scotland after 18 were released in the Highlands this year. The animals were released into the Cairngorms National Park this summer by the ...

21 Oct 2025 at 12:28

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