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Bid to control hill tracks scarring the highlands
A move to impose tougher controls on landowners scarring hillsides by bulldozing tracks for deer stalking and grouse shooting has been launched in the Scottish Parliament.
August 20, 2018
Claim Scotland’s climate targets are toughest in the world is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim by the SNP on the new climate change bill and its targets on emissions.
June 12, 2018
Scotland missing targets to prevent wildlife extinction
Scotland is failing to meet international targets to prevent wildlife from becoming extinct, according to the latest assessment for the Scottish Government.
June 4, 2018
Scotland urged to up its game on climate change
Communities from around the world are calling on Scotland to toughen its target to cut climate pollution in order to safeguard food supplies, protect homes and save lives.
April 5, 2018
New outbreak of killer tree disease in south west Scotland
A killer tree disease has spread to Scotland’s main timber crop, sikta spruce, raising fears for the environment and the £1 billion forestry industry.
March 19, 2018
Scottish Government ‘repeating mistakes over Trump’ by helping new golf plan
The Scottish Government is under fire for repeating mistakes made with Donald Trump following revelations that it has been secretly trying to help another “pushy” US property developer.
February 5, 2018
Scotland’s public forests ‘at risk’ from management shake-up
Wildlife, walking and woodland attractions are under threat from plans by Scotland’s largest public landowner to slash specialist staff.
November 27, 2017
Revealed: how Scotland’s wildlife is suffering
More than 1,700 of Scotland’s most precious wild animals, plants and places are in a poor state – and 600 of them are getting worse.
May 15, 2016
Rare Scottish wildlife left without legal protection
Scottish ministers have not given legal protection to ten endangered species, including four insects, two plants, two seahorses and water voles.
May 1, 2016