FACE TO FACE WITH A CLASHINDARROCH WILDCAT

Hi All

A huge week is upon us and the Judicial Review hearing will start at 10 am Uk time, on the 18th January, so just two days away. We are thoroughly prepared, have an excellent legal team in place and so we are ready to speak up on behalf of the Scottish Wildcat. It simply makes no sense that the home of the most endangered feline in the world, can be destroyed for a windfarm that can be situated elsewhere, on one of the multitudes of bare, treeless hills across Scotland.

We are constantly monitoring the Clashindarroch for logging activity but also of course detecting wildcats. Cameras are set in strategic places and left for months to record any wildcat that passes. We are absolutely thrilled to show you this beautiful footage of a wildcat we caught on camera, right in the heart of the Clashindarroch. As it comes towards the camera you can see the blunt tail, the dorsal stripe, nape stripes and there is there no white patch on the chest. It is a real beauty. What a privilege to be face to face with such an incredible animal, going about its business in the forest home where it belongs. We think this a fully mature male, you can see the swagger as it approaches the camera and the broad head. Just awesome.

This is why we fight; this is why we won’t give up and we thank each and every one of you for your unwavering support.

This wildcat and the others that inhabit the Clashindarroch, deserve the right to live and breed in peace.

We really hope you enjoy the video and that inspires you as it does us:

 We will of course keep you posted on what is a milestone week for the Scottish Wildcat

Many thanks as always.

Emily and the whole Wildcat Haven Team