LETS HOPE FOR KITTENS- THE IMPORTANCE OF MARCH
Hi Everyone
A huge thanks to each and every one of you who has registered your concerns to Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) about logging in the breeding season. Please do let us know if you receive any responses. Rest assured, our field worker in the Clashindarroch is keeping a watchful eye out for any disturbance.
There is a need for extra vigilance as it is a critical time for the wildcats there. We hope that despite the logging carried out by the FLS, some of the females are heavily pregnant now and it's possible that some have even given birth. The pregnancy lasts around 64 days and so any females that mated early, will hopefully be safely tucked away in a secretive den far away from any disturbance. Den sites can be under tree roots or in rock crevices and a female will have multiple den sites. It's possible that at this moment the first newborn kittens have arrived. It's always a very exciting time and it spurs us all on to know that by stopping logging and disturbance, then we give those females a chance to rear their priceless kittens in peace.
As you know a lot of our work involves participating in the Public Inquiry, holding to account those who seek to destroy crucial wildcat habitat. It requires meetings, hearings, gathering evidence and producing reports. But sometimes it's important to bring this all back to basics. Ultimately it comes down to enabling a female wildcat to mate, choose a den site, give birth, and then suckle and nurture her kittens without fear or danger. When we think of these individual animals, it gives us strength and resolve. This is why we fight on and we will always continue to do so.
On a related note, there is just over a week to go until Mother’s Day. So if you want to help our efforts to save and protect these magnificent wildcats and get a special gift for your mum, then please consider adopting a Scottish wildcat for her today. We raise most of our funds this way and those funds are needed more than ever.
Please visit
https://www.wildcathaven.com/wildcat-adoption/adopt-a-scottish-wildcat
The adoption packs cost a one off donation of £25, equivalent to $32. As you go through the online process you can nominate whose name you want on the gift certificate. The pack can either be delivered to you, so that you can give the gift pack in person, or it can be delivered directly to the intended recipient. We can send packs to most countries.
The adoption pack contains the following:
1. A personalised certificate
2. A wildcat print
3. A wildcat pin badge
4. Information about the Scottish wildcat
5. The knowledge that you are helping save this beautiful wild animal
Please email us at admin@wildcathaven.co.uk if you have any questions.
Alternatively if you simply want to donate to help our work, you can do so at:
https://www.wildcathaven.com/donations-page
We really appreciate your support
Many thanks in advance
The Wildcat Haven Team