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'Ambitious plan' to protect cornerstone species in two Scottish rivers

Cairngorms National Park has announced the preparation of an “ambitious plan” to help endangered species of mussel...

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Scottish Government rejects call for referendum on new national park

SCOTLAND'S Rural Affairs Secretary has rejected the idea of holding a referendum on the country's newest national park ...

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Seabird numbers plummeting in Scotland and wider UK, new report shows

SOME of Scotland's most famous seabirds have seen severe falls in population numbers, a new report has shown ...

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The story behind Donald Trump's new Scottish golf course

THE future 18-hole MacLeod Golf Course in North-East Scotland could have an irreversible impact on the largest sand dunes in Scotland ...

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Iconic species in Scotland under threat from breeding of game birds

GAMEBIRDS such as pheasants and partridges could be threatening the capercaillie which is potentially facing extinction, The Ferret can reveal ...

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Scottish conservation agency accused of undermining law to protect birds of prey

NatureScot to allow shooting estates to greatly reduce area of grouse moors affected by licensing regime

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Consultation launched for Scotland's new National Park in Galloway

A CONSULTATION has been launched for Scotland’s newest National Park in Galloway ...

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Scotland's natural assets worth £40 billion to economy, research shows

SCOTLAND’S natural assets contribute more than £40 billion to the economy and support around 260,000 jobs, according to new research. 

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Project to remove invasive stoats from Orkney boosting native wildlife

A project to remove non-native stoats from Orkney has boosted threatened birds and a species of vole found only on the islands, conservationists…

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Project to remove invasive stoats from Orkney boosting native wildlife – RSPB

Signs of Orkney vole activity are up 200% on 2019, while threatened ground-nesting birds are doing better, an RSPB report says.

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Scotland is 'critical' to achieving goal of 'restoring biodiversity globally'

SCOTLAND is “critical to achieving the goal” of “restoring biodiversity globally” says NatureScot, as the COP16 summit gets under way ...

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Emergency plan launched to save capercaillie in Cairngorms National Park

An emergency bid to save a population of capercaillie in the Cairngorms National Park has been launched.

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Sightings of basking sharks at 20-year low in Scotland while minke whale numbers soar

SIGHTINGS of basking sharks in Scotland have fallen to a 20-year low, but the number of minke whales spotted reached a record-breaking high,…

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Row over plans for new Scottish national park as survey 'finds strong opposition'

A ROW has broken out over plans for a new Scottish national park after a controversial survey found strong opposition to the proposals ...

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Global experts name three Scottish sites on list of 100 geological wonders

THREE Scottish sites have been included in a new list of 100 geological sites of “international scientific relevance” ...

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Scottish island receives global recognition for quality of night skies

A SCOTTISH island has been designated as Scotland’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary ...

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Arms company drops plan to test bombs at Scottish world heritage site

Firm says it had no idea proposed test site on Lib Dem peer’s land included part of Strathmore peatlands in Flow Country

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Scottish Government to fund deer culls in bid to cut population by 50,000 a year

THE Scottish Government will pay for deer to be killed in a bid to drive the population down by an additional 50,000 animals each year ...

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First 'Glorious Twelfth' under new licencing laws gets underway in Scotland

THE first grouse shooting season since the introduction of legislation requiring estates to possess a licence has got underway.

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Scottish Government agency pushes ahead with controversial beaver release plans

THE Scottish Government’s tree-planting agency has decided to press ahead with plans for a controversial beaver release in a community torn apart…

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Call for tougher policing of Scottish grouse moors on eve of ‘Glorious Twelfth’

For first time, moors must hold licence under regime aiming to reduce unlawful killing of birds of prey by gamekeepers

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Scotland's highest mountain set for major nature restoration project

SCOTLAND’S highest mountain is set for a major nature restoration project after a community organisation raised more than £100,000 ...

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Galloway proposed as new national park for Scotland

GALLOWAY has been chosen as the proposed location to become Scotland’s next national park.

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Scottish estate's licences suspended after police find evidence of bird poisoning

SCOTLAND'S nature agency has placed restrictions on an estate on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park for three years following evidence of…

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Scottish Farmers Damn Wild Beaver Reintroduction Policy

As night falls in central Scotland, beavers appear in a pond under the fascinated gaze of a group of nature enthusiasts.

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