Wildcats are so elusive, they were thought to be extinct in parts of Europe. But they are making a comeback in some areas.

They thought she was cute kitty — until her claws came out. A German animal shelter got an unpleasant surprise when staffers discovered a seemingly abandoned kitten was actually an aggressive European ...

The conservation programme reintroducing European Wildcat to the Cairngorms NP has reported high survival and encouraging early breeding success during its first year, according to a new study.

When you think about Europe, images of large wildcats are not what first comes to mind. Thousands of years ago, however, the story was different. Leopards, lions, and even cheetahs were once thought ...

Though many of the native predators that once roamed Great Britain were hunted to extinction, like the lynx, the brown bear, and most famously the wolf, there remains a vanishingly small population of ...

Oct. 25 (UPI) --A seemingly orphaned or abandoned kitten brought to an animal shelter in Germany displayed unusually aggressive behavior that resulted in it being identified as a European wildcat. The ...

In one interesting video, we meet a Scottish Wildcat locked in an intense tug-of-war, eyes focused and grip unbreakable. It ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Four lynx were illegally released in Scotland earlier this year by an unknown party, sparking condemnation. One of the cats died shortly after ...