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Concerns raised over private firms obtaining medical reports for gun licences
Concerns have been raised over private companies obtaining medical reports from GPs for people seeking a firearms licence from Police Scotland.
March 14, 2023
What we did in 2022: The Ferret’s highlights of last year
Overall, 2022 was the busiest year yet for The Ferret. Here are some of our favourite highlights.
January 11, 2023
Beaver reintroduction programme to spread across Scotland under new plans
A plan intended to aid the spread of beavers across the whole of Scotland has been published, with more than a quarter of a million acres marked as potential habitat.
September 21, 2022
The 13 nature champions rejected by government nature agency
Thirteen leading nature, environment and countryside advocates have been rejected as board members by the Scottish Government’s nature agency.
December 21, 2021
Farmers and landowners raising funds to back beaver killing
Farmers and landowners have joined forces to help a Scottish Government agency defend itself for handing out licences to kill wild beavers.
April 16, 2021
Grouse shooting to be banned where birds of prey are illegally killed
Grouse shooting will be banned on sporting estates where birds are prey are being illegally killed, the Scottish Government has announced.
November 26, 2020
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.
September 4, 2020
Probe after bloodied beaver found dead in Perthshire
The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is investigating the death of a beaver in Perthshire just two days after the season for lethal control of the animals opened.
August 25, 2020
Exposed: the businesses that most often lobby Scottish ministers
Most lobbying of Scottish ministers has been carried out by big businesses and farmers, according to an analysis of Holyrood’s lobbying register by The Ferret.
July 19, 2020