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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 ...

The National (Scotland)

RSPB 'highly suspicious' after eagle vanishes in bird of prey crime hotspot

The sudden disappearance of a satellite-tagged Golden Eagle has sparked concerns of criminal activity in the Angus Glens. The young bird, which…

The National (Scotland)

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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Phone mast ruling spells bad news for wild land, fear campaigners

A SCOTTISH local authority’s refusal of a phone mast in a designated Wild Land Area (WLA) has been overturned in a planning appeal.

The National (Scotland)

Phone mast plans for Lochan Uaine spark fears for capercaillie population

SCOTLAND’S national bird protection agency has revealed it will have difficulty preventing a controversial phone mast on its reserve near…

The National (Scotland)

'Lifeline' for Scotland's capercaillie population as feeding trial successful

A feeding trial by researchers from two Scottish universities is helping to save the Scottish capercaillie from extinction.

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Row as Scottish council approves golf course on protected area

THE Scottish Government has been asked to step in and “save” one of the last remaining undeveloped dune systems in the country after a council…

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Top charity calls for grouse shooting licences as golden eagles 'disappear'

RSPB Scotland has urged MSPs to back legislation to introduce a licensing system for grouse shooting, as it recorded further cases of protected…

The National (Scotland)

Hope endangered corncrake can be saved as numbers increase in Scotland

Conservationists optimistic turning point reached in effort to prevent red-listed bird from extinction in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Man who "shockingly" poisoned wild Dumfries and Galloway birds avoids jail

Barry Nicolle left poisoned bait around his land at Wickerty Snook near Springholm – some of it just yards from the village primary school

Daily Record

'Unacceptable' plans for Coul Links golf course criticised by nature agency

PLANS to build a luxury golf course on protected sand dunes in the Highlands have been criticised by Scotland’s nature agency.

The National (Scotland)

NatureScot objects to plans for golf course at Coul Links

Developer claims that new plans minimise environmental impact and will provide funding to maintain sand dunes

Insider UK

Scots gamekeeper pleads guilty after video shows him killing protected raptor

A SCOTTISH gamekeeper has been fined after pleading guilty to killing a protected bird of prey ...

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David Attenborough says nature is in crisis but ‘we have the solutions’

Broadcaster speaks as Save Our Wild Isles campaign launches to halt destruction of nature in UK

Daily Record

Two young beavers moved to RSPB's Gartocharn reserve killed by predators

RSPB Scotland translocated a family group of seven beavers to the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve in January, despite fierce opposition from local residents, anglers and farmers.

Daily Record

Killer otter at Loch Lomond blamed for deaths of two baby beavers weeks after release

A post mortem examination confirmed that at least one of the young animals had been preyed upon by the carnivorous mammal.

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Two baby beavers 'killed by otters' after Loch Lomond move

TWO beaver kits which were moved to Loch Lomond to boost biodiversity have died, with an otter thought to have killed them both.

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Family of beavers have been successfully moved to Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve

RSPB Scotland have moved the seven beavers to the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve.

The National (Scotland)

Family of beavers successfully relocated to Loch Lomond

A FAMILY of beavers have been successfully moved to Loch Lomond, marking another major milestone for the species’ return in Scotland.

Daily Record

Family of beavers moved to Loch Lomond in bid for species' return to Scotland

A group of seven - two adults and five young offspring, including three baby kits and two yearlings - were released into the nature reserve.

Daily Record

Concerns beavers introduced to Loch Lomond will have destructive impact

Last month approval was given to controversial plans to release beavers at the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve in Gartocharn, with fears they could harm the Atlantic salmon population, damage riverbanks - and cost taxpayers.

Daily Record

Approval given to release beavers at the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve near Gartocharn

NatureScot approved a licence application from RSPB Scotland to release a family of beavers at Aber Burn.

Daily Record

Beavers set to be released into wild at Loch Lomond reserve

Approval for Gartocharn site is third in Scotland after Knapdale, Argyll, and Argaty, near Doune.

The National (Scotland)

Beavers to return to Loch Lomond for first time in centuries

A FAMILY of beavers are set to be reintroduced into Loch Lomond, signalling the species return to the iconic loch after hundreds of years of absence.

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