Read more wildcat stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7281/wildcat.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:20:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/58063/scots-move-to-save-rare-wildcats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScotland has launched a program to save the last of its rare Scottish wildcats, the BBC reports. Experts warn that fewer than 400 of the unique cats—endangered by persecution, habitat loss, and interbreeding with domestic cats—are believed to remain. Officials are seeking to raise awareness, encourage the neutering...http://www.newser.com/story/58063/scots-move-to-save-rare-wildcats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 5:12:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3662/house-cat-hisstory-traced-to-5-mideast-matriarchs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe origin of 600 million house cats has been traced to five matriarchal lines in the Mideast, where the first wildcats moved close to families some 10,000 years ago and earned their keep eating vermin, the New York Times reports. House cats share striking DNA similarities with wildcats in...http://www.newser.com/story/3662/house-cat-hisstory-traced-to-5-mideast-matriarchs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 Jun 2007 6:04:16 CDT