another big cat sightings 2

[Daniel cain 44,916]

interesting article from the 90's

Just wild about the black cats

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[sandymere 8,263]

1 hour ago, Daniel cain said:

interesting article from the 90's

Just wild about the black cats

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The hybrid's are the biggest threat to the Scottish wildcat, along with road causalities, and are best destroyed or at least neuter before release.

https://digital.nls.uk/pubs/e-monographs/2020/216547659.23.pdf

 

 

[EDDIE B 3,159]

45 minutes ago, sandymere said:

The hybrid's are the biggest threat to the Scottish wildcat, along with road causalities, and are best destroyed or at least neuter before release.

https://digital.nls.uk/pubs/e-monographs/2020/216547659.23.pdf

 

 

Isn't it now believed that the Scottish wildcat is extinct? Plenty of hybrids around, but no true wildcats. 

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

10 minutes ago, EDDIE B said:

Isn't it now believed that the Scottish wildcat is extinct? Plenty of hybrids around, but no true wildcats. 

No a few populations in remote areas proved true wildcat, and now a few places breed them to release 

[EDDIE B 3,159]

39 minutes ago, BEARINATOR said:

No a few populations in remote areas proved true wildcat, and now a few places breed them to release 

Wouldn't you think there would be a huge effort to keep house cats/ferals controled, to save a native species that is close to extinction. The fact that it is a predator, would normally grab the attention of the average Joe soap. If it were about reintroducing a predatory species. People would be all over it, looking for it to happen.

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[Mother_Mary 844]

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[waltjnr 6,524]

I've got a pop up add for vet advice to stop your cat spraying indoors !! In this thread lol ,

[Greyman 27,940]

15 hours ago, EDDIE B said:

Wouldn't you think there would be a huge effort to keep house cats/ferals controled, to save a native species that is close to extinction. The fact that it is a predator, would normally grab the attention of the average Joe soap. If it were about reintroducing a predatory species. People would be all over it, looking for it to happen.

Your right what your saying and there are groups out in Scotland sterilising as many ferals as they can and captive breeding programs but this adaptive behaviour is also what makes cats so successful at the end of the day domestic cats were once a wild species that just found it easier to scrounge off of fishermen in ports before moving into our homes and the kellas cat is an example of a new species merging which has happened with cats for years there are 16 sub species of leopards alone living in every environment on earth

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

21 hours ago, Greyman said:

Sadly I have had a picture of it for a while but due to no one being able to talk on here due to one particular no it all no feck all arse chose not to mention it, the tail is actually snapped off and a large part of it is under the body interestingly also got a swab of it for testing which was divided up and sent off to several labs, and the lab that was involved in the D notice incident have already sent back there results which surprisingly or nor came back as it being a dog also as the bloke says he tried to buy the carcass but was refused and the company that did the clean up have since denied they ever picked it up so make of it what you will, may I ask you why you think it’s a feral because despite what some people say I have killed quite a few and lived and worked in the industrial sites in avonmouth that have 1000s of feral but I,ve never seen one that was bigger than a small house cat most being considerably smaller ? 

I’ve said I’d step back from the thread but I see your still making abusive posts .Walshie must love you Paul or he’s just another mouth piece like yourself .

Your right about urban ferals though ,never seen one that looked healthy tbh .Skinny and invariably carrying the cat flu .

Rural ferals another animal altogether .You’ve seen the pic of the one I shot with rifle as a scale so I’ll not bore you with it again .

Youve always decried any thought that these large cats could be nothing more than large ferals but I see a change in tack now which can only be a good thing .Scottish wild cats arnt any bigger than a good house cat by the way .They are in the highland wildlife park plus a park in the new forest .I was unimpressed with the size tbh .

Good to see you interacting finally .Keep it real ,forget the abuse and you won’t see me on the thread but try any bollocks of either and I’ll be back .

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

14 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Your right what your saying and there are groups out in Scotland sterilising as many ferals as they can and captive breeding programs but this adaptive behaviour is also what makes cats so successful at the end of the day domestic cats were once a wild species that just found it easier to scrounge off of fishermen in ports before moving into our homes and the kellas cat is an example of a new species merging which has happened with cats for years there are 16 sub species of leopards alone living in every environment on earth

9 subspecies Paul ?

[Greyman 27,940]

[king 11,967]

53 minutes ago, foxdropper said:

 

Good to see you interacting finally .Keep it real ,forget the abuse and you won’t see me on the thread but try any bollocks of either and I’ll be back .

What a knob

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

5 minutes ago, king said:

What a knob

Good to see your on form King .Nice day for a glide out isn’t it .Any GoPro footage of you reading the instruction at 1000 m or is abuse all you have these days .

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

21 minutes ago, Greyman said: