‘Backroom’ lobbying on Coul Links golf plan under fire
Scottish ministers have been privately urged to back plans for a golf course on a coastal wildlife site. This has been condemned as “backdoor lobbying that tries to bypass the rules”.
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The 13 nature champions rejected by government nature agency
Thirteen leading nature, environment and countryside advocates have been rejected as board members by the Scottish Government’s nature agency,
Greens ‘sold out to the devil’ on fishing in pact with SNP
The Scottish Greens have “sold out to the devil” by failing to prevent fishing trawlers from damaging the seabed around
Wildlife at risk after fivefold drop in official monitoring
Formal monitoring of Scotland’s most precious and threatened wildlife by the Scottish Government’s nature agency has been slashed
Experts call for more controls to curb damage done by deer
Strict new rules should be introduced to curb the damage done by deer to the natural environment, according to a
Call for landowners to be forced to kill more deer to protect trees
A powerful alliance of Scottish environmental groups has called for a radical rethink in the way deer are managed, which
Warning that wildlife in danger from ‘staggering’ 40% funding cuts
Scottish Government funding for major environment bodies has been slashed by 40 per cent over the last decade putting nature
Sturgeon pressed to better protect wildlife
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is being urged to correct a “mistake” which makes wildlife sites in Scotland more vulnerable to
Bid to control hill tracks scarring the highlands
A move to impose tougher controls on landowners scarring hillsides by bulldozing tracks for deer stalking and grouse shooting has
Scotland missing targets to prevent wildlife extinction
Scotland is failing to meet international targets to prevent wildlife from becoming extinct, according to the latest assessment for the
Row over failed plan to crack down on landowners over deer
The government’s wildlife agency, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), has come under fire after backing down on a plan to