Secrecy over ‘unnatural’ plan to feed chicken to farmed salmon
Are farmed salmon in Scotland going to be fed processed chicken? Salmon companies, and the UK government, won’t say.
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Millions of gamebirds imported during record bird flu outbreak
More than three million pheasants and partridges were imported into Scotland throughout the most severe bird flu outbreak in history
Rare capercaillie under threat from gamebirds
Gamebirds such as pheasants and partridges could be threatening the capercaillie which is a rare bird potentially facing extinction in
UK approves carbon storage drilling in nature sanctuaries
The UK government has sold licences to oil giants to drill on the seabed in marine protected areas to store
Hedgehogs under threat in Scotland as population falls by more than 100,000 in 20 years
Hedgehogs have been listed as “near threatened” by a global wildlife organisation with the population in Scotland estimated to have
Salmon firm withdraws feed barge application for Loch Broom
A salmon farming company accused of misleading people over its plans for a fish farm in a marine protected area
Claim Scots could face jail time for having unregistered chickens is Half True
A Scottish policy around keeping chickens has been drawn into the international debate around personal freedom and government overreach. An
Tory politician urged to return £10k donation to alleged animal cruelty firm
Conservative politician David Mundell has been urged to hand back a £10,000 donation from a Borders egg producer under
Fox hunts accused of using dogs to chase animals despite ban
Animal welfare campaigners claim new laws to prevent illegal fox hunting with packs of dogs are being flouted. Footage taken
Probe demanded into ‘inadequate’ protection of wild salmon
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) could be facing an official investigation into allegations that it has failed to prevent
Formaldehyde used 200 times by fish farm industry
A toxic pesticide that causes cancer was used by fish farms nearly 200 times over a three year period, despite
Bird flu pushes ‘globally important’ Scottish seabirds into decline
The recent bird flu outbreaks have pushed iconic Scottish seabird species into decline for the first time, according to a
Marine protection: The Scottish species in decline
Dozens of Scotland’s marine and coastal species are critically endangered or in rapid decline due to industrial fishing, climate