WILDCAT CARNIVAL IN CANTERBURY
WILDCAT CARNIVAL AT Girls And boYs IN CANTERBURY
SATURDAY 6 JUNE 2009
“Girls And boYs” nightclub in Canterbury is hosting a special WILDCAT CARNIVAL to raise funds for the Scottish wildcat project managed by Kent-based charity, the Aspinall Foundation.
To assist with a major fundraising task to build a new enclosure for the wildcats, DJ Stephen Sullivan is organising a wild night for this endangered species.
On Saturday 6 June at Girls and Boys prizes will be awarded for the best dressed “wild” animal! There will be face painting as well as games and the chance to win passes for Port Lympne Wild Animal Park.
All proceeds from the evening will go to the project including £1 from each entry ticket. Once found throughout Britain, the Scottish Wildcat is now listed as an endangered animal lives above the industrial belt of Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is thought that only 400 pure wildcats now exist.
For more information about the night visit www.girlsandboys.co.uk and for information about the Aspinall Foundation and Port Lympne Wild Animal Park visit www.totallywild.net. ENDS MAY 2009
Press Information:
Tricia Corkhill, Media Relations Manager
Tel: 01303 234134/ 07989 858973
Notes to Editors:
- The Scottish Wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) was once found throughout the British mainland but is now restricted to the Highlands of Scotland above the industrial belt of Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is now critically endangered with an estimate of 400 pure Scottish wildcats remaining in the wild showing a preference to stream edge and woodland habitats but also occurs at the edge of mountains and moorland with rough grazing.
- A large striped tabby cat weighing up to 9kg, it has a very dense coat varying from a greyish brown to a yellowish brown with distinctive dark brown/black stripes. A number of perfect black and brown bands encircle the tail which is thick and ends in a blunt black tip.
- It prefers rabbits and hares, but small rodents also provide a significant part of their diet and occasionally, small birds are also consumed. It is a solitary and largely nocturnal animal with a life expectancy in captivity is up to16 years.
- After a gestation of 65 days, an average of 3 – 4 kittens is born. Being a seasonal breeder most births occur between the months of March and May.
- Kittens become independent at about 5 months, and are sexually mature at the age of 10 months.
