Beavers

Environment, Politics

Mass shooting of mountain hares to be banned

Rob Edwards on June 17, 2020June 18, 2020

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.

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Seal shooting at fish farms doubles before ban

Rob Edwards on June 11, 2020June 12, 2020

The number of seals shot by the fish farming industry has doubled ahead of a proposed government ban, prompting fears of a “killing spree”.

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Pressure mounts on ministers as 87 beavers confirmed killed in Tayside

Richard Baynes on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

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.

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“Wholesale slaughter”: around 100 beavers shot in Tayside

Rob Edwards on May 17, 2020May 18, 2020

Farmers and landowners have killed around a hundred wild beavers in Tayside in a cull condemned as "sickening" and "shameful" by campaigners.

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Revealed: the 130,000 wild animals licensed to be killed by wildlife agency

Jamie Mann, Rob Edwards on July 28, 2019July 6, 2020

The Scottish Government agency responsible for protecting wildlife has licensed the killing of 130,000 wild animals in the last five years.

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Carry on shooting: Scottish beavers still being killed

Rob Edwards on May 3, 2019May 5, 2019

Two beavers have been shot and another five were seen dead on Tayside in the last month, an investigation by The Ferret has revealed.

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Ministers ‘pandering’ to farmers on beaver shooting

Richard Baynes on December 2, 2018April 6, 2019

Farmers blamed for blocking legal protection for beavers, allowing more to be shot.

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Scottish cull plans for beavers criticised by conservation groups

Billy Briggs on January 16, 2018January 19, 2018

Scottish Government plans to simultaneously introduce legal protection to beavers while giving licences to land managers to shoot them have raised concerns.

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Scottish ministers roasted on freedom of information

Rob Edwards on March 20, 2017April 1, 2017

An investigation by Scotland's information watchdog has lambasted ministers for their “poor” approach to freedom of information law.

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Beavers

Environment, Politics

Mass shooting of mountain hares to be banned

Environment, Politics

Seal shooting at fish farms doubles before ban

Environment

Pressure mounts on ministers as 87 beavers confirmed killed in Tayside

Environment

“Wholesale slaughter”: around 100 beavers shot in Tayside

Environment

Revealed: the 130,000 wild animals licensed to be killed by wildlife agency

Environment

Carry on shooting: Scottish beavers still being killed

Environment

Ministers ‘pandering’ to farmers on beaver shooting

Environment

Scottish cull plans for beavers criticised by conservation groups

Politics, Environment

Scottish ministers roasted on freedom of information

Scots landlords served hundreds of eviction notices during lockdown

FFS explains: How were Scottish pupils’ final grades decided?

Police probing two bird of prey incidents on sporting estate

No Black senior executives in Scottish listed companies