Wildcat conservation and recovery in Scotland 🐾
Working with communities to bring the Highland tiger back from the brink of extinction 🧡
Saving Wildcats
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Keep up to date with the newly-establishing population - sign up to the project's newsletter ➡️ savingwildcats.org.uk/join-us
Florals for spring? Groundbreaking 😼🌼
Behavioural monitoring💡
Using a remote CCTV system in the conservation breeding for release centre, the Saving Wildcats team can closely monitor wildcats that are eligible for release without disturbing them 🎦
Here's one of the males in a pre-release enclosure for you to observe for 30 seconds 🧡
Oscar plans to spend his Father's Day relaxing in a quiet, shady spot 💤
Make your dad's Day even more special this year by giving him the gift of wildcat sponsorship.
Order before 14 June to ensure your loved one receives his bespoke sponsor pack ➡️ savingwildcats.org.uk/sponsor 🧡
We’re proud to be a part of @scotlink.bsky.social's Nature Champions 🏴
Encourage your new MSPs to be a #VoiceForNature and champion Scotland's native wildlife, including wildcats.
Find out more ➡️ www.scotlink.org/species/wild...
📸 P. Ross
Although language may be changing a wee bit, the messaging isn’t… 🧡
Consider sponsoring Skye, Margaret or Oscar, and you'll be directly supporting the wildcat’s return to Scotland ➡️ savingwildcats.org.uk/sponsor 🐾
Kittens born in the wild 🧡
For a third year in a row, wildcat kittens have been born in the wild to released females 🐾
Find out more about what this means for Scotland's wildcats ➡️ savingwildcats.org.uk/thirdyearwildbirths
Earlier this year, the project conducted the sixth consecutive winter survey focusing on wild-living cats within the project area 📸
Using an extensive network of trail cameras, the team were able to identify at least 17 wildcats, and that doesn't account for those who may be camera-shy... 🐾
📣Job alert ‼️
Join the team as a full-time wildcat keeper - your responsibilities will include:
🔸 Delivering the highest standard of animal husbandry
🔸 Behavioural monitoring
🔸 Contributing to enclosure design, maintenance, and enrichment
Interested? Apply NOW ➡️ bit.ly/wildcat-keep...
Wildcats prefer a mosaic of habitats, including grassland, mixed woodland, scrub, moorland, and farmland.
They primarily utilise the edges of these habitats for moving around and hunting small mammals.
Find out what to do if you spot a wildcat ➡️ savingwildcats.org.uk/haveyouseenawildcat 🐾
