Scottish farmers welcome wildcat release

Captive bred wildcats are to be released in the Cairngorms National Park later this year in a move supported by NFU Scotland.

Ewan Pate
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Scottish farmers welcome wildcat release

Captive bred wildcats are to be released in the Cairngorms National Park later this year in a move supported by NFU Scotland. It will the first-ever conservation translocation of wildcats in Britain...

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