List 2, Post 26

[cat63]

List 2, Post 26
Photographer: Carol Hague
Number of Photos:5
Theme(s): 1, 35, 83, 89, 100

I see I haven't posted here since last June - I've been really stuck on the last few themes for list 2.  Only one more to go now though!

Comments

[jaelle_n_gilla]

Oh, I love those! Well done in matching them to List 2. The wild cat looks almost like a house cat. Pity for the captivity. :(

[cat63]

Thank you! I thought the thing in snap looked as if it might bite me, so... :-)

The wild cat looks almost like a house cat. Pity for the captivity. :(

It's sad, but they're endangered in the wild, so hopefully the ones in the zoo will breed and their descendants can help repopulate the Highlands.

[jaelle_n_gilla]

Do they do that? Put them back in the wild I mean? In Germany there are great protests when they are talking about wild cats, lynx, wolves or even bears to be re-introduced in the wild. Me, I think they are better off in the wide woods in Russia or somesuch. In Germany they'd probably be trodden on by walkers and mountain bikers every other meter.

[cat63]

I don't know if there's an active programme of doing that for Scottish Wildcats but it's usually the ultimate aim for endangered species if at all possible.

I did a bit of a google and founf this page from the Scottish Wildcat Association. I think I know where I'm buying my Christmas cards this year too...

There sre still some Wildcats living free in Scotland, but fewer than 400 of them apparently.

They've just reintroduced beavers into the wild in Scotland, with reasonable success so far, I think. There have been noises made about reintroducing wolves here too, but sadly, I think there's probably not room for them now - I suspect farmers would shoot them "by accident" or else the poor things would be run over by stupid motorists :-(

[mav_fan]

Inspiration is wonderful! Love the wild cat in the zoo as well.

[cat63]

Thank you! The sculptor of the gorilla is called Duncan Thurlby and he's absolutely brilliant. I wish we had the money and the space to own one of his large pieces.