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Scotland's wildcat comeback gets a high-tech head start

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Source: BBC
Scotland's wildcat comeback gets a high-tech head start
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The Saving Wildcats project uses 72 cameras in the Cairngorms to monitor captive-bred Scottish wildcats, assessing health and behavior before release. The effort has already released 46 cats and produced at least 20 wild-born litters since 2024, with plans to expand releases to other areas, restore habitats, and add measures like microchipping, neutering and vaccination to curb interbreeding, all amid climate-change-driven urgency for a broader, multi-site recovery.

Topics:worldenvironment#cairngorms#conservation#environment#reintroduction#scotland#wildcats
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  1. Inside Scotland's wildcat HQ - 'It's like Big Brother for cats'  BBC
  2. Wildcats thriving in Scotland by 2045  NatureScot
  3. Saving Scotland's Highland Tigers Before It Is Too Late  ИФЗ РАН
  4. National conservation strategy launched to restore Scotland’s wildcats by 2045  deadlinenews.co.uk
  5. Scotland sets 2045 target for thriving wildcat population  rarebirdalert.co.uk

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