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Scotland’s F orgotten Cat

Scotland’s F orgotten Cat. What is a Scottish wildcat?. Felis silvestris Last native feline Large and robust Well adapted Solitary and territorial Favour wooded landscapes. Where do wildcats live?. How to spot a wildcat. Dorsal stripe on lower back always stops at root of tail.

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Scotland’s F orgotten Cat

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  1. Scotland’s Forgotten Cat

  2. What is a Scottish wildcat? • Felissilvestris • Last native feline • Large and robust • Well adapted • Solitary and territorial • Favour wooded landscapes

  3. Where do wildcats live?

  4. How to spot a wildcat • Dorsal stripe on lower back always stops at root of tail. • Tip of tail blunt and black. • Distinct aligned tail bands. • Unbroken flank stripes. • No spots on rump; stripes may be broken, but distinct. • Four nape stripes broad, wavy and un-fused. • Two shoulder stripes.

  5. Wildcat or Not?

  6. Wildcat or Not?

  7. Wildcat or Not?

  8. Whatare the problems for wildcats • Historically found throughout the UK • Deforestation • Hunting • Persecution • Scattered, small populations • Road fatalities • Disease • Hybridisation

  9. What is being done to help? • Scottish wildcat conservation action plan • Aim – within six years to have implemented conservation action to halt the decline of the Scottish wildcat

  10. Plan aims • By 2019 the aims are to achieve the following: • Secured at least 5 stable populations of Scottish wildcats in the wild • Have a better understanding of wildcat distribution numbers, genetics and the extent of hybridisation • Greater local awareness of the threats posed by domestic cats, feral cats and hybrids to wildcats and of the features that distinguish them • Responsible domestic cat ownership will have been widely adopted in priority areas and promoted throughout the Highlands • Reduced risk of accidental persecution of wildcats • A better understanding of factors that affect wildcat numbers and how land management can benefit population viability

  11. To find out more…. • The project is always changing and moving forwards. • www.highlandtiger.com • http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Highland-Tiger/88858225867 Other useful web pages - • http://www.snh.gov.uk/publications-data-and-research/publications/search-the-catalogue/publication-detail/?id=2050 • http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/forest/species/wildcat.html

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