A project set up to save the critically endangered species has released 22 into the national park.
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland , which is leading the Saving Wildcats partnership, will monitor the released wildcats using GPS-radio collars.The project was approved under licence by NatureScot and is the first-ever conservation translocation of wildcats in Britain.
"I am also particularly grateful for the support of our local community in the Cairngorms as, without their engagement, we would not have reached this exciting milestone."One of the parent cats involved in the breeding programme - which will not be released into the wild She said: "Reversing the dramatic losses in nature that we have seen in recent times is one of the defining challenges that our country faces.
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