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an owl sitting on top of a wooden post in front of a green grass field

How many birds of prey can you name that you can see in the wild in Scotland? Six? Maybe twelve? Perhaps more? Although perhaps most famous for its peregrine falcon, it may surprise you to know that Scotland is home to more than 20 varieties of bird of prey. This series introduces you to

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a close up of a cat walking in the grass with its eyes wide open and looking straight ahead

Staying at the British Wildlife Centre but this time a Scottish Wildcat. We were very lucky to have a special day organised by Olympus that enabled us to go inside the enclosures to get closer to the different species. My favourite is always these cats, they might look like your ordinary tabby but you definitely don't want to try and stroke one, not if you value your fingers that is. Being inside the enclosure allowed me to get down low and blur the foreground and background with an aperture…

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a cat is peeking out from behind a tree

Once widespread across the British Isles, there are now fewer than 100 pure Scottish wildcats left. Joe Gibbs considers whether curiosity or interbreeding killed the ‘Highland tiger’.

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a black bird with red eyes standing on the ground

Aigas Field Centre is an award-winning Field Centre focused on nature study and wildlife holidays, from where our qualified and dedicated rangers will lead you all over the wild Highlands of Scotland to seek out and understand the unique natural environment of this special part of the world.

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a close up of a fox in the grass

British Wildlife Centre, Newchapel, near Lingfield, Surrey (April 2012) Red Fox is classified as Least Concern. Red fox / Wikipedia Red Fox Vulpes vulpes / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Captive animal. Taken during a British Wildlife PhotoShoot Experience.

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