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The Scottish wildcat is a European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) population in Scotland. It was once widely distributed across Great Britain , but the population has declined drastically since the turn of the 20th century due to habitat loss and persecution.
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The Scottish wildcat, a population of European wildcat found only in Scotland, is a critically endangered animal. But for one local conservation group, the Scottish Wildcat Haven, they are not ...
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Scottish Wildcat Haven captured footage of a large and rare wildcat in the Clashindarroch Forest on December 17, 2017.Dr. Paul O’Donoghue, the chief scientific advisor at Scottish Wildcat Haven ...
Kellas cat, a feral hybrid between the Highland wildcat and the domestic cat; Highland or Highlander, names used for the British Longhair domestic cat breed, only and (inconsistently) by the pedigree registry Feline Federation Europe (which even refers to them as "Highland Straight" sometimes, despite that being the Scottish Straight Longhair).
Scotland hosts the only populations of the Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris) in the British Isles with numbers estimated at between 400 and 2,000 animals, [29] and of the red fox subspecies Vulpes vulpes vulpes, a larger race than the more common V. v. crucigera and which has two distinct forms. [30]
The capture, possession or release of a wildcat outside its native range requires a licence, according to NatureScot.