Saving Scotland's Wildcats

At Aigas Field Centre we are dedicated to helping save the Scottish wildcat from extinction. The Scottish wildcat is our last remaining native feline and one of our last remaining predators. An important part of the ecosystem and an emblem of Highland clans. A creature we have lived alongside for thousands of years, is now under real threat of disappearing.

Aigas Field Centre are breeding Scottish wildcats in collaboration with collections from Scottish Wildcat Action, providing a valuable population which can be released back into the wild for future generations to live alongside. We need to build a new enclosure to accommodate the expanding captive population of wildcats. The larger the population in captivity, the more secure the future of the Scottish wildcat will be.

Plans are now in place to start releasing wildcats back into the Scottish Highlands in 2022. It is vital we continue these releases for years to come so as to create a healthy population of wildcats that will thrive in the wild.

Photos from the top down 1©Ben Jones, 2©Ben Jones, 3©Ben Jones, 4©Paige Petts