Tracking The Highland Tiger

In Search of Scottish Wildcats

Marianne Taylor

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Bloomsbury Wildlife
05 August 2019

Zoology: Mammals; Endangered species & extinction of species; Wildlife: mammals; Travel writing

A mysterious and rarely seen beast, the Scottish Wildcat is Britain’s rarest mammal, and one of the most endangered carnivores in the world.

Over the centuries, one by one, Britain’s most formidable wild animals have fallen to the thoughtless march of humankind. A war on predators put paid to our lynxes, wolves and bears, each hunted relentlessly until the last of them was killed. Only our wildcats lived on.

The Scottish wildcat’s guile and ferocity are the stuff of legend. No docile pet cat, this, but a cunning and shadowy animal, elusive to the point of invisibility, but utterly fearless when forced to fight for its life. Those who saw one would always remember its beauty – the cloak of dense fur marked with bold tiger stripes, the green-eyed stare and haughty sneer, and the broad, banded tail whisking away into the forest’s gloom.

Driven to the remnants of Scotland’s wilderness, the last few wildcats now face the most insidious danger of all as their domesticated cousins threaten to dilute their genes into oblivion. However, the wildest of cats has friends and goodwill behind it. This book tells the story of how the wildcat of the wildwood became the endangered Scottish wildcat, of how it once lived and lives now, and of how we - its greatest enemy - are now striving to save it in its darkest hour.

By: Marianne Taylor
Imprint: Bloomsbury Wildlife
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm,
Weight: 382g
ISBN: 9781472900920
ISBN 10: 1472900928
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 05 August 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Prologue - gatita fiera 1. A Cat in Context - evolution, relationship 2. Wild Tales - myth and legend Trip 1: Speyside, 2013 3. Born to Kill - biology of cats and wildcats Trip 2: Ardnamurchan, 2013 4. Life Unseen - how wildcats live Trip 3: Speyside, 2014 5. A Bloody History - humans and wildcats in conflict Trip 4: Speyside and Beyond, 2015 6. Of Cats Tame and Wild - wildcats and domestic cats Trip 5: Ardanmurchan, 2016 7. Salvage Operation - conservation efforts to date Trip 6: Speyside, 2018 8. An Uncertain Future - population, projects Acknowledgements Further Information Index

Marianne Taylor is a freelance writer, illustrator, photographer and editor, and author of many natural history books, including Way of the Hare, Dragonflight, British Birds of Prey and RSPB British Naturefinder. A passion for all wildlife has been a driving force throughout her life.

Reviews for Tracking The Highland Tiger: In Search of Scottish Wildcats

There is some intriguing material about the folklore around the Scottish wildcat... The material on the difference between cats and dogs [...] is fascinating. -- Stuart Kelly * Scotland on Sunday *