Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The critically endangered Scottish wildcat is an elusive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though many of the native predators that once roamed Great Britain were hunted to extinction, like the lynx, the brown bear, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildcats are built for power, focus, and instinct, and in theory, they’re a scary animal from nature. But when you look at them, ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

A conservation project says it will have to find new ways to help fund the captive breeding of Scottish wildcats for release into the wild due to the effects of Brexit. Saving Wildcats has released 46 ...

The cute animals have an important role. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West Midlands. Did you know with a Plus subscription to Express and ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Scotland is home to a least a hundred ...

For cats in the Cairngorms there is some good news and some arguably less good news. For Scottish wildcats, a species that has been on the brink of extinction, these may turn out to be the best of ...

A video shows a wildcat mother caring for her young kittens in their den box at a Scottish wildlife park. Four wildcat kittens have been born at the Saving Wildcats conservation breeding for release ...

Domestic cats introduced from the Near East and wildcats native to Europe did not mix until the 1960s, despite being exposed to each other for 2,000 years, according to two research papers published ...

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 ...

Wildcats are built for power, focus, and instinct, and in theory, they’re a scary animal from nature. But when you look at them, they’re adorable—like adorable. Even when we get a glimpse of their ...