We get fat Mexican men and they get attractive Eastern European women
@crazytimes99896 сағат бұрын
Why in the name of god are you shooting cats? This is so disappointing to hear.
@Gaius__9 сағат бұрын
What an excellent documentation, top-quality content on this level is rare. A video like this is worth a whole month of Internet fees by itself, especially since it is a full hour long. The fact that it is available free of charge, for everyone to enjoy and learn from, is amazing. I really hope all the hard work of so many dedicated people trying to save these gorgeous animals will be successful.
@andy-the-gardener10 сағат бұрын
the program did not make it clear enough that the scottish wildcat is EXACTLY the same species as the domesticated cat, and european and african wildcats. and its not true the domestic cat is only descended from the african wildcat either, as they were inevitably breeding with the european wildcat and its now known european wildcats were domesticated separately and their genes are in the population. and some of the difference in size is because virtually all domestic cats are neutered. an unneutered tomcat can be significantly more impressive than a neutered one. its also not true wildcats are untameable, as is commonly stated in books. a wildcat kitten, handled by humans at a young enough age will likely grow up almost as tame as a domestic cat, just as a domestic cat will grow up wild if not handled as a kitten. attempts at taming wildcats failed because the kittens were too old. its a shame the pure wildcat is endangered. but the species as a whole is incredibly common, and once civilization collapses and humans go away, the species will likely quickly revert to its wild type, as will wolves, pigs, horses, cattle, chickens etc.
@LyricTenor8512 сағат бұрын
6 years later, and it appears they're all gone.
@MaiBarslev13 сағат бұрын
looks like maineconn, do you think the Maincooncat has some ansisters in this cat. And the other way, maybe you can save the race by mixing mainecoon in it,
@adrienkristyak950313 сағат бұрын
Congrat. They try to save them and their habitat.❤
@deirdre940115 сағат бұрын
Please do mot use caging of wildcats as a means of conservation.
@deirdre940115 сағат бұрын
Please, beautiful prigramme idea, butiful to hear scott accent, but please remember - NOT BRITTISH WE NOT FRENCH!!!! FRESIN- NOT KINGDOMS- CLANN OILANAI meaning islands,. Mais e le do thoil e.
@timkbirchico854217 сағат бұрын
Feral domesticated cats are fully capable of survival. If there is wild food they hunt it expertly. Feral cats in Australia can grow to 7kg.
@neilbush987319 сағат бұрын
One came to scoraig Peninsular 50 odd years ago it got in and out of three hen houses heading our way, destroying all the chickens in each attack leaving the carnage and not returning. so my dad set a trap for him. I remember his dead body. Seems sad now . We believed them to be in the Dundonnell forests so i wonder if they still maybe live thair can only hope so.
@eldraque455620 сағат бұрын
Amazing!
@captainflint8923 сағат бұрын
the only wildcat i ever got to see was sadly caught in a gamekeepers snare at glen prosen estate in Angus , scotland . the under keeper called "Tam" who worked under Bruce Cooper head keeper, clubbed it to death with a rotten branch and then made a young trainee skin the carcass in order to have a sporran made . very sad but very true
@frankkolton1780Күн бұрын
Scotland doesn't have a very good modern day wildlife management program. No scientific wildcat population surveys. No tagging and telemetry studies for species data. It's pretty hard to establish an effective program for them without that much needed information. That's one thing US states have been very good at, good wildlife management.
@christopheriac5Күн бұрын
click bait!!!!
@antonovverkhoyansk9170Күн бұрын
Nice!
@CuriousMouseExplorationКүн бұрын
And sheep dogs will help protect the sheep from lynx. They are solitary animals that don't hunt in packs and the size of a moderately sized dog. If coyotes can deal with them, then your sheep dogs can as well. Whatever you do, do not import coyotes - you'll never get rid of them. Just ask the Canadian Islands where they have taken over from the foxes.
@CuriousMouseExplorationКүн бұрын
The Scottish Tiger and Eurasian Lynx would be easier to get along with due to size and shyness. We rarely see lynxes in the USA because they are so shy and don't like to be near people. If you have a lot of their prey out there, you'll probably rarely see them. And obviously the Scottish Tiger / Wildcat is too small to be a big problem for livestock. Without predators, your deer will eat you out of your wildlands and then start on your farms and yards. Trust me on this - they do that in the USA.
@suzannehaigh4281Күн бұрын
I have one in my back bedroom, she is 16 years old. My daughter has 2, house cats who love to escape out, they are about 9. I lived in the highlands for 14 years, although they were rare, we did see them reasonably regularly. The ones we have were deserted kittens who would not have been able to survive with out help.
@alisonwhitefordbellbabd8427Күн бұрын
Hi I have a wildcat in my garden who has really thick fur in winter and would not come inside even in winter but will take food. He will not let me stroke his back even after feeding him regularly for 2 years. He squats in my shed (getting in under the eaves) in the Garden, I live in Dunblane and will be moving soon, so I need him trapped and checked to confirm he is wild and taken to the wild cat AIGAS place if he is, as he has become semi dependent on my food. He sometimes goes away for a couple of days then comes back. He has not been doctored, but I managed to get a tick and flea treatment on him, when he was eating recently, as I noticed he had ticks but could not get near him. I am rarely permitted to touch his head only. He has very large teeth and sharp claws. He closes his eyes to say he is happy, but does not purr. He will not go on my lap or come too close. He looks like a tabby cat with black feet and a long black stripe on his back and ring tail. He gets on well with the other wildlife, he always leaves a little food for the hedgehog and the crow birds, and they do not fear him, which seems odd. I think he is the alpha male for a few cats in the area, most of the others have collars, but there may be others at night. He is at my kitchen window at 6am sometimes. There is an occasional black cat too which is not human friendly even with food. Kind regards Alison W Bell
@joejoe2928Күн бұрын
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@joejoe2928Күн бұрын
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@t.r.l.4377Күн бұрын
we have no job! Lets scam someone n make us one!
@NaturePeace-b7uКүн бұрын
Like video 🌎🌍
@FERALDOG4Күн бұрын
Great show except for the political garbage out of the man’s mouth towards the end. Smh Trump 2024
@IvyWhiskeyDram2 күн бұрын
I think more zoos and sanctuaries in the UK should take on these cats as they should with other endangered species. However, domestic cats aren't evolved to eat biscuits, they are obligate carnivores and get most of their moisture from what they eat. Otherwise they can have many health issues associated with lacking moisture. Check out Jackson Galaxy for more info on the subject.
@Hap_Shaughessy2 күн бұрын
Walking sticks would really help with crossing the streams
@JasonTabile2 күн бұрын
...It is the Scottish Wildcat. Meow!
@martinglasser60252 күн бұрын
It is informative but not a successful filming of any of wildcats, except the captive few being bred for re-release.
@idellbrown18252 күн бұрын
Why are they in cages? Do they get released. If they're not breeding in captivity, take them back and let go where there's a lot of prey.😢
@HeatherMyfanwyTylerGreey2 күн бұрын
We have to save the wildcat we have lost so much of our native wildlife, as a country.
@shadetreader2 күн бұрын
Free Scotland from the UK
@Gator-3572 күн бұрын
I have never nor will I ever feed my cat biscuits or tinned food. The only thing my cat gets is dry cat food and canned wet food. I mean, really, whoever heard of a cat eating a biscuit?
@Gator-3572 күн бұрын
Does the wildcat population decline have any correlation with the decline of the wild haggis population? One would assume that the haggis would be a natural food source for the cats.
@victoriasalter17012 күн бұрын
We think that my mum might’ve seen a Scottish wildcat when visiting Scotland for a holiday (we live in England). We were in the wilds of the Highlands, near Inverness (we went up because at the time I was into the Loch Ness Monster, so we went to Loch Ness). Anyway, we were driving along and my mum caught this animal in her eye that she at first thought looked like our cat Woggle (he’s a Maine Coon mix and was, of course, back in England in the boarding cattery 😊 🐈). At first, she just thought it was just a domesticated cat, but then we must’ve either been reading about the Scottish wildcat or seen something in a video or on the telly, or someone must’ve said about Scottish wildcats. Then, my mum thought that they might’ve actually been a Scottish wildcat! Would be absolutely astounding to have wolves and lynx back again, but sadly we need to do a lot of work before we can reintroduce the wolves. I have heard a metaphor used, saying that the reintroduction of wolves to the UK will be like baking a cake, with the wolves being the cherry on the top. Yes, it will be fantastic to have them back again, but beforehand, we have to “bake the cake” by educating the public and farmers, restoring the habitat for them, providing sufficient and effective compensation for the loss of farmed animals from wolf attacks to farmers, making it possible for all the farmers to humanely, non-lethally and effectively protect their animals and ensuring very strict legal protections for the wolves, without culling, etc, first in order to have them back…
@jamesomalley45562 күн бұрын
Size and weight ?
@amalgamated-3 күн бұрын
Farming and overpopulation of human beings have killed so many species.
@silviakucler18593 күн бұрын
No people in history has been as destructive to nature as the Indo-Europeans. It's a matter of thought, of culture. Today, in countries where nature has been almost completely destroyed, people want to go back in time, always to the advantage of man. We reforest, but we don't know which tree to plant because there is no longer any memory of the trees we have cut down. Do we reintroduce animals that have been annihilated by populations 150 to 200 years ago because they are harmful, and do we expect them to accept them today? Nature enthusiasts try out their natural species conservation projects. SometimesIt's good right away, but sometimes a change of course is necessary. To them all my sympathy.
@salemas53 күн бұрын
One step, two step, three steps *MEOW*
@user-xn1ku7gr8k4 күн бұрын
No more Rats!
@maynardjohnson33134 күн бұрын
Don't shoot any cat.
@maynardjohnson33134 күн бұрын
The narrator has just the right amount of brogue.
@garyharris40084 күн бұрын
Old fashioned fears, I don't get it! Why can't the success of reintroduced wolves and bears of Yellowstone; and national parks reintroduced bison success.
@tonyclack59014 күн бұрын
Deluded people, what about the reintroduction of the sea eagle? Killing lambs in preference to fish, so be carefull what you wish for when re-introducing a long gone species. There is talk of re-introducing the Pine Martin in England but when I read the literature they fail to mention on any web site supporting this that the Pine Martin like the mink are good swimmers and eat river bank voles and moorhens, coots and ducks. I remeber when a bunch of idiots let mink go in Oxfordshire. At the time I fished the river cherwell in Oxford and after this release the cherwell was sterile of all water voles and wildfowl. Be warned.
@tonyclack59014 күн бұрын
They were stating this cat's rarety some 40 years ago when I was in the highlands. I was hiking and fishing and saw a wild cat. So for some reason not a lot has changed in 40 years, why is that??
@Gaius__12 сағат бұрын
My guess is ... money. These projects are way more expensive than one might think, and they yield no profit. Hence not many private investors are interested in them ... and private money is needed, since whatever funds the government usually makes available are never enough. I was shocked by the estimated numbers, even the best case of 400 specimen is terribly low. I really hope the population of these spectacular animals can be made to grow to healthy and safe numbers again.
@tonyclack590111 сағат бұрын
@@Gaius__ I would have to ask what you feel the benefits of increasing the numbers of wild cats would be? They want to introduce the pine martin back to England and if you read their website it sounds great but they are economical with the facts. What the pine martin promoters do not tell you, is the fact that, they are as destructive as the mink and will go down a river bank and eat everything from voles, to birds and their eggs and in a short time the river will be baren of wildlife. I saw this on the river Cherwell in Oxford after animal rights released mink into the local countryside. Then look at the disaster of the reintroduction of sea eagles on the local sheep farmers in Scotland. They take hundreds of new born lambs because it was easier than hunting fish and the farmers were promised compensation if this happened but were not compensated.
@HolyPineCone4 күн бұрын
So, are they still left? They said the cats could be wiped out in the next 5 years. And this documentary was made 6 years ago
@robaire.b4 күн бұрын
It has to be realised that the vast proportion of people who live in the ‘countryside’ and rural areas, do not own land and are not engaged in livestock farming or earn money from it nor can afford to own farms/land/estates
@abmbarry4 күн бұрын
I saw a Scottish Wildcat in 1956. I was 7 years old at the time. My Dad saw it first. From memory, he had found it's den, and got his hand and wrist heavily scratched. It was on a picnic at the Glendevon. We often picnicked there by the river. I have been living in Australia for 60 years now. My memory is strong of the event. My parents and an auntie and uncle were with us that and many times. They were very excited about the sighting. Dad spoke of it for years. This is a fabulous documentary, I just wish my Mum and Dad were still alive to have seen it too. I'm sure Dad would have watched it many times,
@boblordylordyhowie4 күн бұрын
Great video. I donate to the conservation of Wildcats and wondered if the Scottish government could be petitioned to bring in a law where all domestic cats must be chipped and neutered? I know it would be difficult to regulate but where breeding cats are concerned they would be kept in secure establishments where they could not escape but would have to be GPS chipped and all kittens tagged and neutered, unless they were going to a licensed breeder. If the law also meant cats found on the street would be automatically tested, neutered and chipped, it would be easier to find them indoors for the same procedures. This is probably the only way we would be able to contain hybridisation and ensure the survival of the species.
@heatherc15633 күн бұрын
Don't be ridiculous!
@boblordylordyhowie19 сағат бұрын
@@heatherc1563 So, you don't care about hybridisation of a species, see what it did for Humans, we have people like you
@heatherc156313 сағат бұрын
@@boblordylordyhowie yeah what it did to humans the problem is the corrupt and stupid government. Everything those crooks touch gets worse. Having them going anywhere near people's homes or pets is very bad. The way to help wildcats is to preserve their habitats. Maybe some captive breeding too. The government can fack off.
@peteacher524 күн бұрын
Mr Gerald Durrell was, in his time, an expert on the conservation and breeding of species thought impossible to breed in captivity. His successes at the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust were legendary, one example being his successful breeding, at Jersey, of the New Zealand tuatara. His methods would be vital in the preservation of the Scottish cat, as I presume they are. "Touch Not The Cat", the motto of a number of Scottish Clans. Col, NZ
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Why in the name of god are you shooting cats? This is so disappointing to hear.
What an excellent documentation, top-quality content on this level is rare. A video like this is worth a whole month of Internet fees by itself, especially since it is a full hour long. The fact that it is available free of charge, for everyone to enjoy and learn from, is amazing. I really hope all the hard work of so many dedicated people trying to save these gorgeous animals will be successful.
the program did not make it clear enough that the scottish wildcat is EXACTLY the same species as the domesticated cat, and european and african wildcats. and its not true the domestic cat is only descended from the african wildcat either, as they were inevitably breeding with the european wildcat and its now known european wildcats were domesticated separately and their genes are in the population. and some of the difference in size is because virtually all domestic cats are neutered. an unneutered tomcat can be significantly more impressive than a neutered one. its also not true wildcats are untameable, as is commonly stated in books. a wildcat kitten, handled by humans at a young enough age will likely grow up almost as tame as a domestic cat, just as a domestic cat will grow up wild if not handled as a kitten. attempts at taming wildcats failed because the kittens were too old. its a shame the pure wildcat is endangered. but the species as a whole is incredibly common, and once civilization collapses and humans go away, the species will likely quickly revert to its wild type, as will wolves, pigs, horses, cattle, chickens etc.
6 years later, and it appears they're all gone.
looks like maineconn, do you think the Maincooncat has some ansisters in this cat. And the other way, maybe you can save the race by mixing mainecoon in it,
Congrat. They try to save them and their habitat.❤
Please do mot use caging of wildcats as a means of conservation.
Please, beautiful prigramme idea, butiful to hear scott accent, but please remember - NOT BRITTISH WE NOT FRENCH!!!! FRESIN- NOT KINGDOMS- CLANN OILANAI meaning islands,. Mais e le do thoil e.
Feral domesticated cats are fully capable of survival. If there is wild food they hunt it expertly. Feral cats in Australia can grow to 7kg.
One came to scoraig Peninsular 50 odd years ago it got in and out of three hen houses heading our way, destroying all the chickens in each attack leaving the carnage and not returning. so my dad set a trap for him. I remember his dead body. Seems sad now . We believed them to be in the Dundonnell forests so i wonder if they still maybe live thair can only hope so.
Amazing!
the only wildcat i ever got to see was sadly caught in a gamekeepers snare at glen prosen estate in Angus , scotland . the under keeper called "Tam" who worked under Bruce Cooper head keeper, clubbed it to death with a rotten branch and then made a young trainee skin the carcass in order to have a sporran made . very sad but very true
Scotland doesn't have a very good modern day wildlife management program. No scientific wildcat population surveys. No tagging and telemetry studies for species data. It's pretty hard to establish an effective program for them without that much needed information. That's one thing US states have been very good at, good wildlife management.
click bait!!!!
Nice!
And sheep dogs will help protect the sheep from lynx. They are solitary animals that don't hunt in packs and the size of a moderately sized dog. If coyotes can deal with them, then your sheep dogs can as well. Whatever you do, do not import coyotes - you'll never get rid of them. Just ask the Canadian Islands where they have taken over from the foxes.
The Scottish Tiger and Eurasian Lynx would be easier to get along with due to size and shyness. We rarely see lynxes in the USA because they are so shy and don't like to be near people. If you have a lot of their prey out there, you'll probably rarely see them. And obviously the Scottish Tiger / Wildcat is too small to be a big problem for livestock. Without predators, your deer will eat you out of your wildlands and then start on your farms and yards. Trust me on this - they do that in the USA.
I have one in my back bedroom, she is 16 years old. My daughter has 2, house cats who love to escape out, they are about 9. I lived in the highlands for 14 years, although they were rare, we did see them reasonably regularly. The ones we have were deserted kittens who would not have been able to survive with out help.
Hi I have a wildcat in my garden who has really thick fur in winter and would not come inside even in winter but will take food. He will not let me stroke his back even after feeding him regularly for 2 years. He squats in my shed (getting in under the eaves) in the Garden, I live in Dunblane and will be moving soon, so I need him trapped and checked to confirm he is wild and taken to the wild cat AIGAS place if he is, as he has become semi dependent on my food. He sometimes goes away for a couple of days then comes back. He has not been doctored, but I managed to get a tick and flea treatment on him, when he was eating recently, as I noticed he had ticks but could not get near him. I am rarely permitted to touch his head only. He has very large teeth and sharp claws. He closes his eyes to say he is happy, but does not purr. He will not go on my lap or come too close. He looks like a tabby cat with black feet and a long black stripe on his back and ring tail. He gets on well with the other wildlife, he always leaves a little food for the hedgehog and the crow birds, and they do not fear him, which seems odd. I think he is the alpha male for a few cats in the area, most of the others have collars, but there may be others at night. He is at my kitchen window at 6am sometimes. There is an occasional black cat too which is not human friendly even with food. Kind regards Alison W Bell
****WATCH THE FAILED SUICIDE ATTEMPT BY GUN OF TAMARA LAROUX SUPERNATURAL VISIT TO HEAVEN AND HELL.DOES LIFE EXIST AFTER DEATH?WATCH THIS THOUGHT PROVOKING STORY AND FIND OUT.*****
****WATCH 23MINUTES IN HELL BY BILL WEISS SUPERNATURAL NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE.DOES LIFE EXIST AFTER DEATH?WATCH THIS THOUGHT PROVOKING STORY AND FIND OUT.*****
we have no job! Lets scam someone n make us one!
Like video 🌎🌍
Great show except for the political garbage out of the man’s mouth towards the end. Smh Trump 2024
I think more zoos and sanctuaries in the UK should take on these cats as they should with other endangered species. However, domestic cats aren't evolved to eat biscuits, they are obligate carnivores and get most of their moisture from what they eat. Otherwise they can have many health issues associated with lacking moisture. Check out Jackson Galaxy for more info on the subject.
Walking sticks would really help with crossing the streams
...It is the Scottish Wildcat. Meow!
It is informative but not a successful filming of any of wildcats, except the captive few being bred for re-release.
Why are they in cages? Do they get released. If they're not breeding in captivity, take them back and let go where there's a lot of prey.😢
We have to save the wildcat we have lost so much of our native wildlife, as a country.
Free Scotland from the UK
I have never nor will I ever feed my cat biscuits or tinned food. The only thing my cat gets is dry cat food and canned wet food. I mean, really, whoever heard of a cat eating a biscuit?
Does the wildcat population decline have any correlation with the decline of the wild haggis population? One would assume that the haggis would be a natural food source for the cats.
We think that my mum might’ve seen a Scottish wildcat when visiting Scotland for a holiday (we live in England). We were in the wilds of the Highlands, near Inverness (we went up because at the time I was into the Loch Ness Monster, so we went to Loch Ness). Anyway, we were driving along and my mum caught this animal in her eye that she at first thought looked like our cat Woggle (he’s a Maine Coon mix and was, of course, back in England in the boarding cattery 😊 🐈). At first, she just thought it was just a domesticated cat, but then we must’ve either been reading about the Scottish wildcat or seen something in a video or on the telly, or someone must’ve said about Scottish wildcats. Then, my mum thought that they might’ve actually been a Scottish wildcat! Would be absolutely astounding to have wolves and lynx back again, but sadly we need to do a lot of work before we can reintroduce the wolves. I have heard a metaphor used, saying that the reintroduction of wolves to the UK will be like baking a cake, with the wolves being the cherry on the top. Yes, it will be fantastic to have them back again, but beforehand, we have to “bake the cake” by educating the public and farmers, restoring the habitat for them, providing sufficient and effective compensation for the loss of farmed animals from wolf attacks to farmers, making it possible for all the farmers to humanely, non-lethally and effectively protect their animals and ensuring very strict legal protections for the wolves, without culling, etc, first in order to have them back…
Size and weight ?
Farming and overpopulation of human beings have killed so many species.
No people in history has been as destructive to nature as the Indo-Europeans. It's a matter of thought, of culture. Today, in countries where nature has been almost completely destroyed, people want to go back in time, always to the advantage of man. We reforest, but we don't know which tree to plant because there is no longer any memory of the trees we have cut down. Do we reintroduce animals that have been annihilated by populations 150 to 200 years ago because they are harmful, and do we expect them to accept them today? Nature enthusiasts try out their natural species conservation projects. SometimesIt's good right away, but sometimes a change of course is necessary. To them all my sympathy.
One step, two step, three steps *MEOW*
No more Rats!
Don't shoot any cat.
The narrator has just the right amount of brogue.
Old fashioned fears, I don't get it! Why can't the success of reintroduced wolves and bears of Yellowstone; and national parks reintroduced bison success.
Deluded people, what about the reintroduction of the sea eagle? Killing lambs in preference to fish, so be carefull what you wish for when re-introducing a long gone species. There is talk of re-introducing the Pine Martin in England but when I read the literature they fail to mention on any web site supporting this that the Pine Martin like the mink are good swimmers and eat river bank voles and moorhens, coots and ducks. I remeber when a bunch of idiots let mink go in Oxfordshire. At the time I fished the river cherwell in Oxford and after this release the cherwell was sterile of all water voles and wildfowl. Be warned.
They were stating this cat's rarety some 40 years ago when I was in the highlands. I was hiking and fishing and saw a wild cat. So for some reason not a lot has changed in 40 years, why is that??
My guess is ... money. These projects are way more expensive than one might think, and they yield no profit. Hence not many private investors are interested in them ... and private money is needed, since whatever funds the government usually makes available are never enough. I was shocked by the estimated numbers, even the best case of 400 specimen is terribly low. I really hope the population of these spectacular animals can be made to grow to healthy and safe numbers again.
@@Gaius__ I would have to ask what you feel the benefits of increasing the numbers of wild cats would be? They want to introduce the pine martin back to England and if you read their website it sounds great but they are economical with the facts. What the pine martin promoters do not tell you, is the fact that, they are as destructive as the mink and will go down a river bank and eat everything from voles, to birds and their eggs and in a short time the river will be baren of wildlife. I saw this on the river Cherwell in Oxford after animal rights released mink into the local countryside. Then look at the disaster of the reintroduction of sea eagles on the local sheep farmers in Scotland. They take hundreds of new born lambs because it was easier than hunting fish and the farmers were promised compensation if this happened but were not compensated.
So, are they still left? They said the cats could be wiped out in the next 5 years. And this documentary was made 6 years ago
It has to be realised that the vast proportion of people who live in the ‘countryside’ and rural areas, do not own land and are not engaged in livestock farming or earn money from it nor can afford to own farms/land/estates
I saw a Scottish Wildcat in 1956. I was 7 years old at the time. My Dad saw it first. From memory, he had found it's den, and got his hand and wrist heavily scratched. It was on a picnic at the Glendevon. We often picnicked there by the river. I have been living in Australia for 60 years now. My memory is strong of the event. My parents and an auntie and uncle were with us that and many times. They were very excited about the sighting. Dad spoke of it for years. This is a fabulous documentary, I just wish my Mum and Dad were still alive to have seen it too. I'm sure Dad would have watched it many times,
Great video. I donate to the conservation of Wildcats and wondered if the Scottish government could be petitioned to bring in a law where all domestic cats must be chipped and neutered? I know it would be difficult to regulate but where breeding cats are concerned they would be kept in secure establishments where they could not escape but would have to be GPS chipped and all kittens tagged and neutered, unless they were going to a licensed breeder. If the law also meant cats found on the street would be automatically tested, neutered and chipped, it would be easier to find them indoors for the same procedures. This is probably the only way we would be able to contain hybridisation and ensure the survival of the species.
Don't be ridiculous!
@@heatherc1563 So, you don't care about hybridisation of a species, see what it did for Humans, we have people like you
@@boblordylordyhowie yeah what it did to humans the problem is the corrupt and stupid government. Everything those crooks touch gets worse. Having them going anywhere near people's homes or pets is very bad. The way to help wildcats is to preserve their habitats. Maybe some captive breeding too. The government can fack off.
Mr Gerald Durrell was, in his time, an expert on the conservation and breeding of species thought impossible to breed in captivity. His successes at the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust were legendary, one example being his successful breeding, at Jersey, of the New Zealand tuatara. His methods would be vital in the preservation of the Scottish cat, as I presume they are. "Touch Not The Cat", the motto of a number of Scottish Clans. Col, NZ