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Birds of prey ‘in danger’ during coronavirus lockdown
Thousands of sites used by birds of prey will go unmonitored for the first time in almost two decades due
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
Eagles at risk as landowning lobby delays move to license grouse shooting
A proposal to curb the killing of birds of prey by licensing grouse shooting in Scotland has been blocked by
Warning that kelp dredging trials could trigger ‘environmental destruction’
A Scottish Government programme envisaging trials for seaweed dredging around the coast of Scotland has re-awakened fears for the future
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
Revealed: the 130,000 wild animals licensed to be killed by wildlife agency
The Scottish Government agency responsible for protecting wildlife has licensed the killing of 130,000 wild animals in the last
Licensed to kill: the landowners who shoot thousands of brown hares
Landowners, farmers and foresters are licensed to kill more than 1,300 brown hares every year during the breeding season,
Carry on shooting: Scottish beavers still being killed
Two Scottish beavers have been shot and another five were seen dead in Tayside over the last month, an investigation
Revealed: nearly 3,000 licenses issued for killing wildlife
Nearly 3,000 licences have been issued allowing protected species in Scotland to be killed or disturbed including hedgehogs, mountain
Ministers accused of ‘skullduggery’ that could harm wildlife sites
Scottish ministers have been accused of rewriting the rules and weakening legal protection for precious wildlife sites to pave the