Report sightings
Scottish wildcats are elusive creatures and difficult to research so any sightings provide valuable information about their current distribution. Although prolonged encounters with wildcats are rare, if you do see what you think is a wildcat, please make a note of the following:
- Location
- Date and time of day
- Type of habitat
- What the cat was doing.
- Any additional circumstances surrounding the sighting.
- And of course, a photograph would be brilliant – even from a mobile phone.
If you’re not completely sure what a pure-bred Scottish wildcat looks like, download this pdf which provides valuable visual identification guidance.
Where to report sightings
Please submit the form below and include as much information as possible. Thank you for your help.
Anyone who sees a wildcat must count themselves lucky but the thought that it might become impossible to do so, and that we might not even notice as it happens, fills me with dread.
