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Beaver bid blocked after Kate Forbes stepped in
A bid to release beavers in the Highlands was delayed after intensive lobbying by farmers and landowners prompted an intervention
NatureScot failing to enforce humane killing of beavers, say critics
NatureScot has been accused of failing to ensure that beavers are being killed humanely, with just one autopsy performed on
Fig the beaver fights back to health after botched shooting
A beaver named Fig is recovering after a member of the public found him on a Scottish roadside with bullet
Beaver reintroduction programme to spread across Scotland under new plans
A plan intended to aid the spread of beavers across the whole of Scotland has been published, with more than
Beavers to be relocated to three new sites in Scotland
Conservationists have welcomed plans by the Scottish Government’s woodland agency to bring beavers to three new sites on its
Wildlife agency: beavers ‘good’ for eating and stuffing
The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency told farmers that beavers were “good to eat and could be used for taxidermy”
Wildlife agency under fire for ‘sickening’ beaver images
The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency has come under fierce attack for including images of dead and dying beavers – including
Pressure mounts on ministers as 87 beavers confirmed killed in Tayside
The Scottish Government is under growing pressure to act after confirmation that 87 beavers have been shot under licence in
“Wholesale slaughter”: around 100 beavers shot in Tayside
Farmers and landowners have legally killed around one hundred wild beavers in Tayside, The Ferret can reveal. Campaigners have condemned
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
Scottish cull plans for beavers criticised by conservation groups
Concerns have been raised over plans by the Scottish Government to simultaneously introduce legal protection to beavers while sanctioning licences
Farmers shooting ‘as many beavers as possible’
Farmers and gamekeepers are shooting “as many beavers as possible” on Tayside before they are brought under legal protection, according