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Felis catus, Zinn. WILD CAT. 
Very scarce, but not yet quite extinct in Dundonnell and 
Applecross. Formerly very plentiful, but rapidly decreasing 
in numbers during the last twenty years. Two were trapped 
in Dundonnell during the spring of 1891; and one, a very 
fine specimen, at Fisherfield in 1890. The last Wild Cat 
trapped by Donald Matheson in Shieldaig was in 1886, up 
to which date he was getting from one to five every season. 
Specimens—a male and a female—in the Museum of Science 
and Art, Edinburgh, were obtained at Strome Ferry in the 
year 1884. 
Canis vulpes, Zinn. Fox. 
Generally distributed and abundant. Enjoys a certain 
amount of protection in the deer forests. 
Mustela martes, Zinn. MARTEN. 
Has become extremely rare during the last few years. 
Not seen in Shieldaig since 1885. A female was trapped at 
the Black Rock on Loch Damph in January 1893, and 
another killed at Kinlochewe in February of the same year. 
Supposed to be extinct or nearly so in Dundonnell; the last 
one heard of in this district was trapped by Wm. Morrison 
about twenty-six years ago. Very rare now in Applecross. 
One killed in 1893. 
Mustela vulgaris, Hrvl. WEASEL. 
Fairly abundant, but not so numerous as the next species. 
Mustela erminea, Zinn. STOAT. 
Generally distributed, and fairly common in all districts. 
Mustela putorius, Zinn. POLECAT. 
Becoming extremely scarce, but still occasionally met with 
in Dundonnell. No record from Applecross. 
Lutra vulgaris, Hral. OTTER. 
Probably more abundant than is generally supposed, owing 
to its retiring. habits. Fairly’ numerous in Torridon, about 
