http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/pets/this-kitten-is-expected-to-do-great-things-191408780.html
The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper column-inches than any other cryptozoological subject. There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we should have a go at publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in. Curated by Carl Marshall and Olivia McCarthy
Showing posts with label wildcat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wildcat. Show all posts
Monday, 12 August 2013
Saturday, 15 September 2012
NEWSLINK: More doom and gloom for the wildcat
Scottish Wildcat 'Could Be Made Extinct At Any Moment'
Huffington Post UK
There could be as few as 35 purebreds left in the wild, according to information gathered by the Scottish Wildcat Association (SWA). Numbers of the feline known as the 'Highland Tiger' have dwindled in as the creatures cross-breed with domestic or ...
Huffington Post UK
There could be as few as 35 purebreds left in the wild, according to information gathered by the Scottish Wildcat Association (SWA). Numbers of the feline known as the 'Highland Tiger' have dwindled in as the creatures cross-breed with domestic or ...
I have a sneaking suspicion that this has probably been true for decades. The late Jan Williams once told me that the problem with the Scottish Wildcat was that no-one actually knew what it was! The type specimen from 1902 apparently turned out to be a feral moggie. However, I have not been able to verify this. If anyone can give me a citation apart from "Jan Williams told me this on the telephone twenty years ago" I would be very grateful..
Thursday, 13 September 2012
CONSERVATION: Scottish wildcat faces extinction within months
Days before Scottish Natural Heritage begin formulating their action plan for the Scottish wildcat, conservationists warn that numbers may have slumped to 35 individuals and that significant policy change is essential.
September 2012. Critical analysis of efforts to identify Scottish wildcat populations over the last five years has concluded that the population numbers just 35 individuals.
2000 records assessed.
A team put together by the Scottish Wildcat Association has appraised over 2000 records including camera trap sightings, eye witness reports and roadkills collected independently by organisations such as the SWA, Cairngorms Wildcat Project and Oxford University.
For more information
September 2012. Critical analysis of efforts to identify Scottish wildcat populations over the last five years has concluded that the population numbers just 35 individuals.
2000 records assessed.
A team put together by the Scottish Wildcat Association has appraised over 2000 records including camera trap sightings, eye witness reports and roadkills collected independently by organisations such as the SWA, Cairngorms Wildcat Project and Oxford University.
For more information
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