Laurie Campbell / Female Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) portrait, in winter coat, semi habituated living wild in native oakwood, Lochaber, Scotland, April

Edwin Giesbers / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) in snowstorm captive, Germany

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) pouncing in field, sequence 1/3, Vosges, France, May

Klaus Echle / Portrait of a Wildcat (Felis silvestris) kitten. Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, August.

Klaus Echle / Wildcat (Felis sylvestris) seen over a snow bank. Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, January.

Klaus Echle / Wildcat (Felis silvestris) sitting in snow. Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, January.

Klaus Echle / Three young Wildcats (Felis silvestris). Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, July.

Klaus Echle / Portrait of Wildcat (Felis silvestris). Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, July.

Klaus Echle / Wildcat (Felis silvestris) climbing up a tree. Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, March.

Klaus Echle / Wildcat (Felis silvestris) walking. Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, March.

Andy Rouse / Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris) adult, UK, captive

Peter Cairns / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) portrait in long grass, Scotland, UK