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Cairngorms National Park Authority
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Rare capercaillie under threat from gamebirds
Gamebirds such as pheasants and partridges could be threatening the capercaillie which is a rare bird potentially facing extinction, The Ferret can reveal.
NatureScot signs off subsidies to billionaire’s estate for burning heather…and restoring land
Tulchan Estate, in the Highlands, received Scottish Government funds that would have allowed them to both burn and restore areas of the estate.
Beavers to be relocated to three new sites in Scotland
Conservationists have welcomed plans by the Scottish Government’s woodland agency to bring beavers to three new sites on its vast estate before the end of this year.
Developer backed by Fergus Ewing required to replant wrecked pinewood
A hotel developer backed by the rural economy minister, Fergus Ewing, has been forced to restore an ancient pinewood illegally felled in the Cairngorms national park.
Fergus Ewing under fire for ‘conflict of interest’ over felled pinewood
Leaked emails prompt accusations that the rural economy minister, Fergus Ewing, breached the ministerial code of conduct by intervening in a planning dispute in the Cairngorms.
