Environment
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.
brown hares
Environment
Licensed to kill: the landowners who shoot thousands of brown hares
Landowners and farmers are licensed to kill more than 1,300 brown hares every year during the breeding season, prompting accusations that their young will be left to starve to death.