LETTERS FROM THE KING

Hi All

We have been contacted by a number of you to say that you have now received letters sent from Buckingham Palace, on behalf of the King. First of all, many thanks to all of you who took the time and effort to send in letters. It is fantastic that the Monarch is now fully aware of the Clashindarroch situation.

 As we all know, a major part of our campaign is to highlight the plight of the Clashindarroch wildcats and collectively we have now ensured that this issue has been exposed in the media (our campaign has made front page news in Scotland and been featured widely across the media), we have also just had a hearing in the highest court in the land (we await the judgement) and now we know that the King himself is aware of the issue. We have all ensured that Scottish wildcats have a voice and there is no doubt that it is being heard at the very highest levels. We should all take heart and be proud of that.

The letters we have seen from Buckingham Palace do say that the King cannot intervene in such matters. This is no surprise, but they do make assurances that the comments have been duly noted and acknowledge this a ‘crucial issue’.

And so, we keep going, keep spreading the word, keep monitoring the site and continue our legal battle to stop this potentially catastrophic destruction. We have been fighting for 6 years and far from being fatigued, we are more motivated than ever. Indeed, we are now working with environmental campaigners in Sweden, to increase awareness and pressure on Vattenfall in their own back yard. The forest is still there, the Wildcats are still there and collectively so are we. So, there is still everything at stake. Please keep spreading the word as widely as you can and let us keep building the pressure.

Many thanks as always

Emily and the Wildcat Haven Team