Scottish wildcat - Wikipedia
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. It is now limited to northern and eastern Scotland.
Scottish Wildcat (Felis silvestris) - Woodland Trust
Stealthy, rugged, not your average mog. The Scottish wildcat prowls select Scottish woods, spending its time hunting and protecting its territory. Known as the Highland tiger, this highly endangered species needs remote woodland to survive. Wildcats are now only found in the Scottish Highlands.
Scottish Wildcat - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) is a European wildcat population in Scotland. It was once widely distributed across Great Britain, but the population has declined drastically since the turn of the 20th century. It is now limited to northern and eastern Scotland.
Scottish wildcat guide: how to identify, where they live, and ...
Scottish wildcats are found further north than those in mainland Europe. They use a mosaic of habitat types which often include broadleaved or mixed woodland. Young coniferous …
Wildcats - NatureScot
2024年8月16日 — Scottish wildcats prefer to live on the woodland edge, in the margins of mountains and moorlands, with rough grazing. They generally avoid high mountain areas, exposed coasts and intensively farmed lowlands. Like most cat species, wildcats are solitary except when breeding.
Saving Wildcats | Scottish wildcat conservation and recovery
The wildcat is one of our rarest and most threatened mammals. Once widespread, wildcats are now on the brink of extinction in Scotland. A sad history of habitat loss, persecution and, more recently, interbreeding with domestic cats, has forced the Highland Tiger to a point where the population is no longer viable.
Scottish wildcat facts and information - Trees for Life
Rarely seen and famously untameable, the wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) is an important predator of the Caledonian Forest, but is threatened by interbreeding with feral and hybrid domestic cats.
Scottish Wildcats Are in Danger of Extinction. Here's How to Save …
2018年9月19日 — And now the Scottish wildcat, a type of European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) found in the Scottish Highlands, is in distinct danger of going extinct. Once found widely throughout...
The isolated Scottish wildcat (a subpopulation of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris)) was once wide-spread across Great Britain, but restricted to the north-western Highlands in the late 19th century.
Scotland's wildcat on brink of extinction - research - BBC News
2023年5月3日 — The Scottish wildcat population is on the brink of extinction with most wild-living cats now hybrids, according to new research.