Wildcats are swarthier than their

domestic cousins. This captive

adult male came to Aigas Field

Centre in 2010

wild

to be

Born

How do you rescue an

endangered animal when

you don’t know where it

lives or even if it still

exists? Ben Hoare meets

the team fighting

an 11th-hour battle to

save Scotland’s wildcats

Photos by LAURIE CAMPBELL

SCOTTISH WILDCATS