A story of hope this Saturday 💓 Six years ago the iconic Scottish wildcat was declared functionally extinct, but thanks to the efforts of Saving Wildcats, partners, and local communities this incredible species is finding its way in the wild once more. Through the programme, 46 Scottish wildcats have been released into the Cairngorms National Park over the past three years. With litters of wild-born kittens now helping to boost the population, and continued conservation efforts, the outlook for

If you love our Scottish wildcats you won’t want to miss this exciting new documentary on BBC ALBA 🐾 The two part series follows the journey of the team behind Saving Wildcats, the partnership project aiming to prevent the extinction of wildcats in Scotland. Covering the first year of wildcat releases in the Cairngorms, and all the challenges the cats encounter, the programme will go behind the scenes to find out what it means to be on the front line of groundbreaking conservation work in the U

The Scottish wildcat - beautiful, powerful, and on the edge of extinction 🐾 | BBC Scotland