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Wildlife agency under fire for ‘sickening’ beaver images
The Scottish Government’s wildlife agency is under attack for including images of dead beavers - including one displayed by children - in shooting lessons for Tayside farmers.
Scottish Natural Heritage condemned for Diageo peat extraction deal on Islay
A public conservation body which has received millions of pounds of funding to restore Scotland’s peat bogs is allowing commercial peat extraction on its own land, The Ferret can reveal.
French sports firm accused of profiting from ‘slaughter’ of songbirds
A major French sports retailers with stores in Scotland is embroiled in controversy after being accused of "promoting and profiting" from the "slaughter" of songbirds including threatened species.
Scotland fails to protect marine wildlife from trawling, say government scientists
Marine conservation areas have failed to protect wildlife from the fishing industry, according to a study by Scottish Government scientists.
Landowners bid to shoot more protected birds to save wild salmon
Sporting estates are drawing up plans to lobby for blanket permission to shoot more birds to stop them eating salmon, according to a leaked document.
Mass shooting of mountain hares to be banned
Landowners will be prevented from mass shooting of mountain hares and salmon farmers face controls on sonic seal scarers - but beavers will still be killed.
Seal shooting by fish farms to be banned to save exports to US
The Scottish Government is going to ban the fish farming industry from shooting seals to save a £180 million export business to the US, The Ferret can reveal.
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 the eight months since they were given official protected status.
“Wholesale slaughter”: around 100 beavers shot in Tayside
Farmers and landowners have killed around a hundred wild beavers in Tayside in a cull condemned as "sickening" and "shameful" by campaigners.