NEWS AND COMMENT-CONWY, NORTH WALES: This is a bizarre story which makes me scratch my head in bemusement. Arguably, there are no Scottish wildcats left on the planet because the very rare ones that might look like Scottish wildcats are in fact hybrids having mated with local feral or stray cats. And the only …
Photo by Jeffna Scottish wild cat sightings are shown below. The map can be dragged into position in the usual way or zoomed in or out. The sightings marked by a blue flag are current (2009) and the source is the Scottish Wild Cat Association website (link opens in a new window). With this …
by Martin Floyd (Bromsgrove, Worcestershire) Scottish wild cat spotted early one morning crossing the A38 at Upton Warren, Worcestershire, heading off towards the sailing centre. Definitely a Scottish wildcat, thought it was a fox at first but then the headlights lit it up and he stood and stared right back. It was a bit …
by George (Kemnay) Scottish Wild cat – Photo by gnasheruk Last September (2009), I spotted a wild cat next to my property on two separate occasions, both sightings were at around 04:00 hrs. Hi George… thanks very much for reporting two sightings. This is good of you. You didn’t leave a more detailed address …
by John (Blantyre, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) I think I have just seen TWO wildcats in my garden. I went into my kitchen and noticed my own two domestic cats were sitting up at the window, then all of a sudden I heard what sounded like a baby crying. I assumed it was maybe another …
by Richard Yule (Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) Playing golf at Tarland Golf Course – 8th hole. My wife thought she spotted a fox (an idea of size) but on closer inspection (wooded area next to the course) it was clear that the animal was a wild cat – striped body and movement like a cat. …
by Michael (London, UK) As at early March 2009 the results of the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Scottish Wildcat Survey is due to be published. The survey began in 2006 and this short article is based on a report by Adrian Davis with the intention of spreading the word about this rare, elusive and …
by G levy (Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) On Saturday 12th February 2011, at approximately 9:30 pm, while returning home with my wife from a night out we saw two wild cats which I assume were a male and female being approached by what I also assume was a domestic tom cat. The three cats were …
