Hi All

What an amazing few weeks we have had. Apologies for the lack of updates but we have been in full field work mode.

In the last few weeks, many of you will have seem the government PR bluster about the release of supposed wildcats into the Cairngorms at a cost of around 5 million pounds. You will have also seen the desperate attempts to convince the public that the Scottish wildcat is functionally extinct. Of course, the government need to do this to justify their plans.

Whilst all this has been going on, we have been doing the ‘boots on the ground’ approach and have found another 4 new wildcats in Aberdeenshire. Three of these cats are outside of the Clashindarroch. Aberdeenshire is proving to be a real stronghold. Makes a mockery of the functionally extinct argument.

Look at this incredible picture taken on CCTV footage on a remote farm. It is an astonishing wildcat. The cat to the right is a neutered domestic cat. Just look at the tail, the striping, the stature. We are only able to put one picture up on this platform but if you got to our news page (link below), we  show  more pictures where you can see that the dorsal stripe stops perfectly at the base of the tail. This is a reference cat, a perfect specimen and we are finding others. In stark contrast, underneath the pictures, you will see an example of the breeding stock used by the government breed and release programme. There is simply no comparison. It has a white chest is looking at the camera with someone in the enclosure (so clearly no fear of people) and it looks like it would be better off on someone’s lap.

The true Scottish wildcat is still out there, living wild and free and with the right resourcing and effort, it can be saved in the wild where it belongs. That is our mission and with your support we can do it.

Have a look at our news page and you can make your own minds up:

https://www.wildcathaven.com/news

Best wishes

The Wildcat Haven Team.