Hi All
It is all stations go at the moment and we are delighted to let you know about a potential new wildcat area we have been informed about in Aberdeenshire. As you all know, we are monitoring wildcats in the Clashindarroch and have previously found a new population of wildcats to the south of the Clashindarroch, which we are also currently monitoring.
However, this week we were contacted by a naturalist in a completely new area of Aberdeenshire and they sent us some very recent footage of what clearly looks like a Scottish wildcat. You wont, see a better ringed and blunt wildcat tail than this. Through further investigation and discussion with the local community, which is in a very remote area, it transpires that there may be a multiple cats in this area. This is of course a hugely important boost as it could mean a third population in Aberdeenshire. Obviously every individual wildcat is precious and so we will be working with the community to try and get an assessment of the population there.
We are very excited about this new development and will keep you posted. Perhaps we are being overly optimistic, but the cat in the picture looks to have a very heavy stomach and looks like it may be pregnant. We are in the breeding season now, so that is a distinct possibility.
This footage was obtained only last week and we will let you know when we get more footage. Here is the link:
To find out more please visit www.wildcathaven.com
All the best
The Wildcat Haven Team