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Though many of the native predators that once roamed Great Britain were hunted to extinction, like the lynx, the brown bear, and most famously the wolf, there remains a vanishingly small population of ...

The first reintroduction of a predator in the United Kingdom is verging on success after two wildcat kittens were spotted frolicking in the grass. The "major milestone" was years in the making, as the ...

A conservation project says it will have to find new ways to help fund the captive breeding of Scottish wildcats for release into the wild due to the effects of Brexit. Saving Wildcats has released 46 ...

For cats in the Cairngorms there is some good news and some arguably less good news. For Scottish wildcats, a species that has been on the brink of extinction, these may turn out to be the best of ...

Fierce, elusive, and barely tamed by time - the Scottish wildcat is the true Highlander of the animal world. In this video, we explore the history, behavior, and ongoing battle for survival of one of ...