Rescuing the UK's Rarest Carnivore | Wild Rescue | BBC Earth

The untamable, elusive and secret Scottish Wildcat is in danger, but there is hope...

Wild Rescue (2020)
In a time where animals have needed our help more than ever, conservation and animal welfare has never been so important. Join Hannah Stitfall as she visits some of the most remarkable people on the front line, working tirelessly to give species a fighting chance.

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[elizabethmcleod]

I’m so pleased money was raised to support this project. Thank you so much! These cats are beautiful.

[dewd]

Only 35 that hurts my heart sm. They are beautiful

[jaywatanabe]

Just listened to a piece on the Economist podcast this morning about the initial success that been had in releasing approximatley 40 wild cats into a nature reserve in Northern Scotland! They are doing very well and another 20 set to be released this year! Here’s to a bright future to these Wiley creatures in the whole of the UK!

[IndriidaeNT]

Scottish wildcats are so beautiful, they look just like tabby cats. They really do need to be protected.

[cedarflower]

They are so beautiful, its sad there are so few left in the UK but at least people are trying to save them

[dynamosaurusimperious]

Africa has *Lions* .

India has *Tigers* .

South America has *Jaguars* .

And UK has *Scottish Cats* ( but they still are pretty cool though. )

[chancekuehnel]

Can't tell what is more gorgeous, The Wildcat or The Narrator/Interviewer. 😍

[weevil]

They look just like my pet cat Milo, he's really big and cuddly. He used to be a breeding cat before I got him, and got him neutered.

[ThePurleflower]

My grandmother told me about wildcats she used to see in the forties when she lived in Ecclefecan Scotland.
She remembered it’s dark bushy tail and it would never come close to her but just stared and hunkered down.
It makes you wonder what sort of landscape supports them, but she was scared of them!

[PavelAVasilevich]

Ironically one good thing that came out of WWI the game wardens went to war which saved the wildcats...

[jimmyhunter]

Beautiful cats, we really need to help save them.

[michaelsimko]

They look almost exactly like numerous tabby cats.
Hopefully they can someday thrive again.

[LadyhawksLairDotCom]

It's a misdemeanor to be a Scottish wildcat? What's the maximum sentence? Eight months in wildlife rehabilitation? XD

(I think he meant "misnomer." Poor guy. He probably watched this later and went, "D'OH!" It's hard, speaking on camera.)

[saraswinerton]

If I didn’t know any better I would think it was a pet

[aves]

You can really see the power of these cats

[jeffj]

Nice documentary. We need to see more wild cat babies - they are so cute!

[jw]

Alternate reality Ron Weasley cares about strange cats.

[Celeste-in-Oz]

For the life of me I can’t pick a single thing different to my new adopted cat’s appearance. He even has the fluffy tail with black rings. He’s very good at catching rats too. I know he’s not one of those, because he’s petite for a male and very affectionate.

[aaroniouse]

A beautiful cat, and a beautiful presenter.

[igolfjtweetler]

Good man helping Scottish wild kitties.