There are now nearly 20 wildcats in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park, and experts are optimistic about the animal's ...

A conservation project says it will have to find new ways to help fund the captive breeding of Scottish wildcats for release ...

Three lynx who were rescued by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland after being set loose in the Cairngorms earlier this year have started showing their curious personalities at the Highland ...

Animal Defenders International (ADI) congratulates the Scottish Parliament for being the first nation in the UK to ban the use of wild animals in travelling circuses. MSPs today unanimously voted ...

Rare sheep on a remote Scottish island are being left to starve to death, it has been claimed. Soay sheep have roamed wild on the archipelago of St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides for thousands of years, ...

The Scottish SPCA rescued almost 40,000 animals last year. The animal welfare charity took in 37,214 animals – an average of over 100 per day – in 2024, many of them suffering from abuse and neglect.

According to a recent research collaboration between the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), mountain hare populations in the Scottish Highlands ...

A study has found that Scottish exotic animal owners have been euthanising their own pets through decapitation. The research, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Cat lovers in Scotland can breathe a collective sigh of relief. The ...

A Scottish wildlife park has defended a decision to allow a convicted animal abuser to volunteer at the visitor attraction. Liam Fair was earlier this year banned from keeping animals for goading his ...