6 MORE WILDCATS- BEST SUMMER SEASON EVER
Hi All
We hope you are all well and have had a good summer. We are delighted to tell you that we have had our most successful summer ever. Our project is growing all the time and we are now working across a study area in excess of 3000 sq miles. We have an amazing network of highly skilled and passionate local community members who carry out camera trapping in some of the remotest places in Scotland. The majority of our efforts this summer have focussed on Aberdeenshire. We recently informed you that we had found another 4 new wildcats in Aberdeenshire. Well, if that wasn’t good enough one of our local field workers has found another 6 wildcats in a completely new area, in less than a month.
Look at the wildcat in the picture, it is a real beauty. You can see that its perfectly striped, has a perfect ringed tail and look at the stature of the cat. It’s an absolute beast measuring around 4 ft from nose to tail tip. Look at the thickness of the neck and definition in the should muscles. It’s currently in its summer coat so it will look even more magnificent when it has its thick winter coat. It’s thrilling to know that beautiful wildcats like this are wandering free. You can see from the date on the picture that this image was captured just 2 weeks ago and it is in broad daylight. It is coming in for a feed from a pile of mackerel fillets and it shows how remote and peaceful the site is, that the wildcat is confident enough to show itself during the day. It is a credit to the landowners that they have created such a safe haven for wildlife.
So, that’s ten new wildcats in multiple new areas in Aberdeenshire, in the last few months. Do not let anyone tell you that the wildcat is functionally extinct. Do not believe the propaganda that the wildcat can only be saved through captive breeding. It is complete garbage. The wildcat is still out there and the more we look and the more our community network grows, the more wildcats we find. This is real grassroots, in situ conservation and it works. Our main task this winter will be to neuter all domestic cats in these areas so that the wildcats can only breed with other wildcats.
We are the only organisation that is actively trying to find and protect Wildcats across Scotland and we are totally committed to saving the wildcat in the wild, where it belongs.
You can probably tell by the tone of this email that we are both very excited and determined. If you want to help us, you can support out work in the following ways:
You can adopt a wildcat as gift at:
https://www.wildcathaven.com/wildcat-adoption/adopt-a-scottish-wildcat
You can donate at:
https://www.wildcathaven.com/donations-page
And for our Uk based supporters we have set up a text to donate facility with the National Funding Scheme :
To donate £3, text WILDCAT to 70331
To donate £5, text WILDCAT to 70970
To donate £10, text WILDCAT to 70191
To donate £20, text CAT20 to 70191
* Fundraising, payments and donations will be processed and administered by the National Funding Scheme (Charity No: 1149800), operating as DONATE. Texts will be charged at your standard network rate. For Terms & Conditions, see www.easydonate.org
Thank you so much for your ongoing support. We cannot continue our work without you. We have very important updates on the Clashindarroch and Finlay coming very soon, plus more wildcat footage, so keep watching.
Very best wishes as always
The Wildcat Haven Team