The first of 16 critically endangered wildcats has arrived at a centre which will prepare them for release into the wild. The Saving Wildcats conservation breeding-for-release centre is located at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park, near Kingussie in the Cairngorms. Nell, a young female, arrived from Alladale Wilderness Reserve, Ardgay, earlier this month and has settled well into the centre, which provides breeding space, veterinary care, remote monitoring and training to prepare cats for life in the wild. It is hoped that any kittens Nell rears will be among the first cats released into the Scottish Highlands next year as part of the Saving Wildcats project to restore the species in Scotland.