High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The fauna of Scotland is generally typical of the northwest European part of the Palearctic ecozone, although several of the country`s larger mammals were hunted to extinction in historic times and human activity has also led to various species of wildlife being introduced. Scotland`s diverse temperate environments support 62 species of wild mammals, including a population of Wild Cats, important numbers of Grey and Harbour Seals and the most northerly colony of Bottlenose Dolphins in the world.