Steve Piper, from the Scottish Wildcat Association, said the animal may have swum across as, unlike domestic cats, they do not fear water. There are thought to be about 400 pure wildcats and 3,500 ...

The Scottish wildcat is now one of the world's rarest animals, the scientist said A scientist who has developed a genetic test to identify pure Scottish wildcats has warned that the species could ...

Scottish wildcats will be extinct in the wild within months as numbers of pure-bred cats have fallen to about 35 individuals, conservationists warn. A team put together by the Scottish Wildcat ...

Scottish Wildcat Action project officers will now carefully examine the images. Hebe Carus, from the group, said: “Reliable identification requires having a variety of different views of the cat ...

The biggest-ever survey of the Scottish wildcat on a west Highland peninsula is producing some promising results. The study by Scottish Wildcat Action ...

A scientist who has developed a genetic test to identify pure Scottish wildcats has warned that the species could be extinct within two years. Dr Paul O'Donoghue said cross breeding with feral and ...