Historic Milestone Reached As Critically Endangered Wildcats Released Into The Cairngorms National Park

22 wildcats have been launched right into a nationwide park in northeast Scotland to save lots of the species from extinction. The cats had been launched into Cairngorms National Park after years of intensive preparations by the Saving Wildcats conservation partnership venture. Led by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), the Saving Wildcats partnership has launched the cats into undisclosed places throughout the park the place they are going to be fastidiously monitored utilizing GPS-radio collars. Approved beneath licence by NatureScot, the trial releases are the first-ever conservation translocation of wildcats in Britain in an effort to assist restore Scotland’s critically endangered wildcat inhabitants. Approximately sixty wildcats might be launched over the subsequent three years. Lorna Slater, Minister for Green Skills, the Circular Economy and Biodiversity, mentioned: “Wildcats are a much loved native species in Scotland and yet their very existence is under threat. This announcement is welcome news and is an important step in ensuring the survival of the species.”