May 2009; Scotsman; Best Ways to Save the Scottish Wildcat
May 2009; BBC News; Highland Tiger and SWA launch
April 2009; Sunday Times; Scots wildcats make English return
April 2009; Ross-Shire Journal; Scientists sound alarm that wildcats face wipeout
April 2009; Scotsman; Charity launched to save Scottish wildcat
March 2009; Port Lympne; Wildcat Easter egg hunt
March 2009; Times; Wildcat Survey Appeal Ignored
February 2009; Press & Journal; Beast of Buchan captured alive!
December 2008; BBC News; Expert tears into cat conspiracy
September 2008; LACS; SWA Joins Campaign to Ban Snares
April 2008; Scotsman; Experts join forces to save the wildcat
March 2008; Telegraph; Cloning may help Scottish wildcats survive
February 2008; Telegraph; Tall tales and tartan tabbies
February 2008; Wildlife Extra; Scottish wildcat survey launched
February 2008; BBC Newsround; Scottish wildcat search starts
July 2007; Scotsman; Fresh fears over fate of the Scottish wildcat
June 2007; Telegraph; Cats are our oldest friends
March 2005; National Geographic; Wildcat May Be on Its Ninth Life
September 2004; Times; Last Call for the Wildcat
April 2004; BBC; Scottish Wildcat Faces Extinction
August 2003; Scotsman; Anger at Claims that Wildcat Conservation is Pointless
August 2003; New Scientist; Wildcats Not Worth Protecting
Places to see Scottish wildcats
All the wildlife parks listed here are official members of the Scottish wildcat captive breeding program; please give them your support!
Highland Wildlife Park, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Dundee, Scotland
Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Birmingham Nature Centre, Birmingham, England
Twycross Zoo, Atherstone, England
Port Lympne Wildlife Park, Kent, England
Wildwood, Kent, England
Wingham Wildlife Park, Kent, England
British Wildlife Centre, Surrey, England
Chestnut Centre Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park, Derbyshire, England
New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Park, Hampshire, England
Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre, Staffordshire, England
Tropiquaria, Somerset, England
Key research
The Scottish wildcat survey
Genetic Diversity and Introgression in the Scottish wildcat; complete paper
The Scottish Wildcat Action Plan available from the WildCRU bookshop
Carnivore Ecology Portal type "wildcat" in the Abstract field then search
Species descriptions
Cat Specialist Group European wildcat
Cat Survival Trust European wildcat
Big Cats Online European wildcat
Social networks
Scottish Wildcat Association Myspace our official Myspace profile
Save the Scottish Wildcat our official group on the Facebook network
Scottish Wildcat Association Twitter our official Twitter profile
Scottish Wildcat Association Bebo our official Bebo profile
Scottish Wildcat Association on Flickr post your wildcat shots to our Flickr group!
I Want to See a Scottish Wildcat another group on the Facebook network
Save the Scottish Wildcat 2 a group on the Facebook network
Scottish Wildcat Association Support a group on the Facebook network
Save the Scottish Wildcat on Bebo a profile on the Bebo social network
Wildcats in the arts
Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series of books featuring a hybridised Scottish wildcat, recently made into a feature film!
Last of the Scottish Wildcats documentary available on DVD
Wildcat Haven amazing book from Mike Tomkies on his life with wildcats
David Mayer a very talented sculptor who has recently cast a wildcat bronze
Featherlady a unique approach to wildlife paintings, Julie is also donating a Scottish wildcat original for auction!
Website supporters and sponsors
Thanks to the following companies and individuals who make this website possible, and if you want to see a full list of all the organisations and companies that work with us or otherwise support what we're doing, visit the Friends and Supporters page.
Chris Wallace wildlife photographer
David Lloyd wildlife photographer
Just Right Website Design graphic and web designers
Laurie Campbell wildlife photographer
Peter Cairns wildlife photographer
Sally MacLarty wildlife illustrator
Terry Whittaker wildlife photographer
Wildcat clans
Clan Sutherland
Clan Chattan UK
Clan Chattan USA
Clan Mackintosh
Clan Macpherson
Clan Macgillivray
Clan MacBean
Clan MacThomas
Clan Phail / McPhail
Other feline websites and organisations
Cat Action Treasury working to save all species of felines worldwide
Campaign Against Canned Hunting fighting the repugnant practice of canned hunting
Cats Protection helps all cats and takes many ferals out of the wild
Cat Planet a website and mailing list covering everything that is cat!
Feline Advisory Bureau great organisation improving feline health and welfare
Feline Conservation Federation conserving and improving welfare for all wild felines
Highland Tiger Scottish wildcat awareness project in the Cairngorms
International Society for Endangered Cats Canadian organisation spreading awareness of all wild cat species
SSPCA another charity helping rehome ferals and subsidising neutering
Small Cat Conservation Alliance bringing much needed attention to small wild cat species
SOS Lynx working to save the world's rarest cat species the Iberian Lynx
Wild Cat Conservation Legal Aid Society ending feline exploitation through legal action
Wildcats Magazine a Dutch webzine full of information about all wild cats
Wild Felid Advocacy Center doing great things for all wild cat species
Other conservation and animal websites
Animal Campaigns excellent website focused on animal conservation campaigns
Anti Snaring Campaign the campaign to ban snares across the UK
Ban Snares the campaign to ban snares in Scotland
Cornwall Mammal Group website with some great links and resources on local mammals
Education for Conservation providing educational resources
Eve Urgent another campaign support site battling looming extinctions worldwide
Habitat superb environment and conservation news site
IUCN Cat Specialist Group the IUCN/SSC group dedicated to wild felines
The Mammal Society focused on conserving and understanding British mammals
National Museums of Scotland great supporters of wildcat research and captive breeding through head of mammals Dr Andrew Kitchener
Scottish Wildlife Trust protecting Scotland's wildlife for the future
Tooth and Claw mans relationship with predators
Trees for Life rebuilding the Caledonian Forest; with an excellent wildcat article
Wildaid UK UK wildlife rehabilitation and conservation
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit expert research into conservation worldwide
