Scottish wildcat on verge of extinction, report finds
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4A02Q)
European cats to be released into Highlands in 'last-ditch effort' to help save species
Conservationists are planning to release captive European wildcats into the Highlands in a final attempt to save the Scottish wildcat from extinction.
The new measures, described by ecologists as a last-ditch effort to save the species, follow an expert report that confirmed the Scottish wildcat was on the verge of becoming genetically extinct, with as few as 30 left in isolated pockets of the Highlands.
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