The Aigas Wildcat Conservation Breeding Programme is funded by the Aigas Trust, a registered charity, and relies on donations to operate. By adopting an Aigas wildcat you will be contributing towards food, enclosure maintenance and building, husbandry costs and veterinary fees. Your donation will go to the Aigas Trust. Conservation breeding has been a vital […]

All of the wildcats in the Aigas Wildcat Conservation Breeding Programme have their own character – here is an overview of each one and their role within wildcat conservation. We currently have seven wildcats in our collection; four males and three females. To ensure genetic diversity is maintained we swap wildcats with other collections. To […]

At Aigas Field Centre we are committed to conserving wildcats in Scotland. From our inception in 1976 we have been spreading awareness of the threats facing these creatures whilst championing their protection in the wild. ‘The Aigas Wildcat Conservation Breeding Programme’ was set up in 2011 and we are now breeding these animals in collaboration […]

The wildcat Felis silvestris silvestris is our last remaining native feline, although without our intervention it would permanently disappear from the wild. Saving this stunning species from extinction in the UK is of utmost importance. Not only is the wildcat a key component of the Scottish ecosystem and iconic symbol of many a Highland clan, these creatures […]