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Russian billionaire's estate receives over £120k of public money to restore peatland

Russian-born vodka tycoon Yuri Shefler, below, paid £25m for Tulchan Estate

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Public asked to avoid Scots beach as 22 geese found dead amid more bird flu fears

NatureScot is asking members of the public and goose shooters to stay away from Findhorn Bay in Moray.

Daily Record

Protected birds of prey continue to be illegally shot and poisoned in Scotland

The RSPB say there have been over 100 incidents of bird of prey persecution in the UK, including a number in Scotland.

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Scotland sees launch of first academic course in peatland restoration

A NEW course in peatland restoration – the first of its kind in Scotland – is now open for booking.

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Surveillance network aims to stop Dumfries and Galloway being hit by avian flu again

NatureScot has taken the step amid fears over the spread of avian flu over the coming months

Daily Record

'Five days to save Rum': Island community calls for support ahead of castle sale to Tory donor

AN island resident group has called for the sale of a castle in the heart of their community to be halted over fears their village will be “split…

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Farmers call on Scottish Government to urgently develop feral pig policy

FARMERS are calling on the Scottish Government to urgently formulate a policy to deal with Scotland’s population of feral pigs.

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Campaigners for Galloway National Park welcome launch of public consultation

Government agency NatureScot is inviting contributions on what the role of the park should be, with the Galloway National Park Association keen to make its case

Daily Record

Gamekeepers blame conservationists for capercaillie decline and call for lethal control of foxes

THE Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) has blamed conservationists for the decline of the capercaillie population in Scotland, claiming that the…

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Consultation launched on Scottish Government's commitment to open new national park

THE next stage of the Scottish Government’s commitment to establish at least one new national park in the lifetime of the current parliament –…

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National 'route map' strategy to boost beaver numbers in Perth and Kinross and beyond is published

The development of ‘Scotland’s Beaver Strategy 2022-45’ has involved more than 50 stakeholder organisations and is designed to steer wider efforts to identify and actively expand the population of the animals

Daily Record

Scots urged to help ‘iconic’ species by being squirrel spotters

The Great Scottish Squirrel Survey is taking place next week.

The Independent UK

Capercaillie at risk of extinction as numbers plummet by 50 per cent

THE capercaillie is at real risk of extinction in the UK, with only 542 of the birds estimated to be left in Scotland, according to new data.

The National (Scotland)

Emergency plan to save the capercaillie bird launched as numbers plummet

Cairngorms national park drawing up plans as RSPB says latest survey shows population at critical level of 540

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Capercaillie numbers are declining, increasing fears of possible extinction

There are now only 542 of the birds estimated to be left in Scotland following a recent survey

Daily Record

Beaver relocation plans spark concerns for Gartocharn residents

Earlier this year, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), who run the site near High Wards Farm, began a consultation for a licence to translocate beavers from Angus and Perthshire to Loch Lomond.

The National (Scotland)

National strategy set out to boost Scotland's beaver population

A NEW national strategy has been developed to expand Scotland’s beaver population for decades

Daily Record

Perth-based national gamekeeping group warns mass cull could leave young deer to starve

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) began its out-of-season national cull on August 31 - and it is feared small fawn could escape being shot and left to survive without their mother

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Experts deny deer will be left to starve during cull as gamekeepers voice concerns

GAMEKEEPERS have claimed that an upcoming cull of female deer in Scotland could leave orphaned fawns to starve if their mothers are killed.

The National (Scotland)

This Treasure-Island inspiring Scottish spaceport island is already otherworldly

HAVING been to Unst in the Shetland Islands, I didn’t blink at the news that rockets will soon start blasting off from the UK’s first vertical…

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Fears for Scotland's largest bird of prey as dead eagle chick tests positive for avian flu

CONCERNS are growing for Scotland’s largest bird of prey after a white-tailed eagle chick tested positive for avian flu.

Daily Record

Council calls for Scottish Outdoor Access Code to be updated

Perth and Kinross Council's leader has been instructed to write to the Scottish Government requesting NatureScot carry out a "long overdue" review of the code

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Scotland’s butterflies flourishing in hotter summers

Several species including red admiral show marked increase but climate crisis poses long-term threat

The National (Scotland)

Shetland community helps return washed up minke whale to sea

A MINKE whale has made its way back out to sea after washing up on a beach in Shetland thanks to the efforts of the community in Levenwick.

Daily Record

Climate change could force Loch Ness Monster to go in search of food leading to discovery

As extreme weather events become more common - such as the last heatwave - there will be a "much more unstable" climate for the monster, if it exists.

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