Inside Scotland's wildcat HQ - 'It's like Big Brother for cats'
The Saving Wildcats partnership is using extensive camera surveillance to monitor captive-bred wildcats in the Cairngorms to ensure they possess the necessary survival skills before release. The project has successfully reintroduced 46 wildcats, resulting in at least 20 wild-born litters since 2024, marking a significant conservation milestone. Conservationists are now planning to expand reintroduction efforts to other parts of Scotland within the next five years to mitigate risks from climate change and habitat loss.
- ▪Saving Wildcats uses 72 cameras to assess the health and behavioral potential of captive-bred wildcats for release into the wild.
- ▪46 wildcats have been reintroduced into the Cairngorms, leading to at least 20 wild-born litters since 2024.
- ▪NatureScot aims to start at least one new wildcat reintroduction project in other areas of Scotland within the next five years.
- ▪Climate change events such as storms, flooding, and forest fires are identified as significant threats to the current wildcat population.
- ▪Additional measures like microchipping and neutering pet cats are planned in future release areas to reduce interbreeding with feral cats.
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Inside Scotland's wildcat HQ - 'It's like Big Brother for cats'Image source, Saving WildcatsByLorna GordonScotland correspondentPublished1 hour agoFrom behind a giant bank of screens in a small windowless room, Estelle Morgan, animal team leader from the Saving Wildcats partnership, is keeping an eye on the latest wildcats being bred in captivity for release into the Cairngorms."It's like Big Brother for cats", she says of the 72 cameras being used to watch over the animals in their enclosures.They are assessing whether they're healthy and have the behavioural potential to survive in the wild."We want to know what the cats are actually doing," she says.Image caption, Estelle Morgan monitors the wildcats via 72 cameras in the Cairngorms"What are they like without us there? she adds.
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