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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.
July 7, 2020
Wildlife at risk after fivefold drop in official monitoring
Formal monitoring of Scotland’s most precious wildlife by the Scottish Government’s nature agency has been slashed more than fivefold over the last decade.
February 24, 2020
Warning that wildlife in danger from ‘staggering’ 40% funding cuts
Scottish Government funding for major environment bodies has been slashed by 40 per cent over the last decade putting nature and the climate at risk, according to a new expert analysis.
December 8, 2019
Marine industries must pay to protect wildlife, say environmentalists
Energy, fishing and other industries that profit from the sea would have to pay to help save marine wildlife under a scheme being put forward by environmentalists.
October 6, 2019
Revealed: the 130,000 wild animals licensed to be killed by wildlife agency
The Scottish Government agency responsible for protecting wildlife has licensed the killing of 130,000 wild animals in the last five years.
July 28, 2019
Scottish marine wildlife under threat from ‘smash and grab’ trawling
Marine wildlife in a vast area of ocean to the north of Scotland is at risk from trawlers because of a gaping loophole in international fishing regulations
July 14, 2019
Revealed: nearly 3,000 licenses issued for killing wildlife
Special licences allow protected species in Scotland such as hedgehogs, mountain hares and birds in decline to be killed or disturbed.
April 16, 2019
Sturgeon pressed to better protect wildlife
Nicola Sturgeon is being urged to correct a “mistake” which makes wildlife sites in Scotland more vulnerable to damage than sites in the rest of the UK.
March 21, 2019
Ministers accused of ‘skullduggery’ that could harm wildlife sites
Scottish ministers have been accused of rewriting the rules and weakening legal protection for precious wildlife sites to pave the way for a controversial golf development on the north east coast.
February 3, 2019