Extinction threatens Scottish wildcats

The ferocious Scottish wildcat, which can grow to the size of a dog, could be extinct in the wild in a few months. Reviews of cameras, eyewitness reports and road kills have caused the Scottish Wildcat Association to produce a report stating that there are only around 40 left in the wild.  Although a different report suggests that there are over 400 wildcats left, the situation is still grave for this emblem of Scotland. The wildcat, Felis silvestris grampia, has been outbred by feral domestic cats, of which there are as many as 100,000. Plans to neuter the feral cats are being put into action in the hope that this will reduce the pressure on the wildcats, which are currently only found in the Cairngorms and the Black Isle.