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Almost two dozen kittens born in project to save ‘Highland Tiger’

A conservation project is celebrating a successful first breeding season with the birth of 22 wildcat kittens. It is hoped the animals, also dubbed the Highland Tiger, could be among the first of their species to be released into the wild in Britain....

22 Sept 2022 at 16:04

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

Scotland

Wildcats paired up in the hope their offspring can be released into the wild

Sixteen wildcats are being paired up to have kittens that will be released into the wild in Scotland next year. The cats are part of the first ever breeding season at the Saving Wildcats breeding for release centre in the Royal Zoological ...

14 Feb 2022 at 12:26

Ireland

Taoiseach greets US marching band ahead of American football clash in Dublin

Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Dublin Mayor Caroline Conroy greeted a US marching band and cheerleaders ahead of an American football game in Dublin this weekend. Drummers, trumpeters and other musicians gathered outside the official ...

26 Aug 2022 at 15:30

Scotland

Police seize wildcat kitten from animal organisation

Police have seized a Scottish wildcat kitten from an organisation that claims to protect the rare species. Officers from North Wales Police searched a property in the Conwy County area on Monday and found Finlay, a one-year-old ...

16 Feb 2022 at 11:25

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 ...

24 Mar 2023 at 15:26

Sport

Waterford Wildcats star named Women's Super League Young Player of the Year

Waterford Wildcats star Sarah Hickey has been named the MissQuote.ie Super League Young Player of the Year for the second consecutive time after a superb season. The Irish international averaged 17.6 points per game. ...

12 Apr 2023 at 09:33

Scotland

Scotland’s wildcat population at critically low level, new study finds

Scotland’s wildcat population is at a critically low level, posing a severe threat to their long-term survival, according to a new study published by NatureScot. The research, released on Wednesday, highlights the ...

03 May 2023 at 14:34

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 ...

26 Jul 2023 at 13:21

Released wildcats thriving ahead of ‘challenging’ winter

Scottish wildcats released into the wild in the UK for the first time are thriving with only one death, according to conservationists. Nineteen wildcats were released in the summer in small clusters within the ...

13 Oct 2023 at 15:37

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), ...

15 Jun 2023 at 12:14

Dame Sheila Hancock: I’ve acted in awful rubbish to earn a living

Dame Sheila Hancock has said she has worked on projects that were “awful rubbish” to “earn a living”. The 90-year-old actress has previously called boarding school comedy The Wildcats Of St Trinian’s, ...

10 Jun 2023 at 19:32

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