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NatureScot killed 57 geese for bird flu tests after UK law confusion
Scotland’s wildlife agency killed 57 barnacle geese to study the impact of avian flu because they wrongly feared it was illegal to test live animals.
‘Veterans are dying and treatment is limited’: why one solider turned to magic mushrooms
One former soldiers – left desperate by the failure of current treatments for post traumatic stress disorder – have turned to psilocybin to deal with the psychological effects of war.
Polluters let off as Sepa cuts legal action threefold
The Scottish Government’s environment watchdog has slashed its legal enforcement actions almost threefold over the last seven years, prompting accusations that polluters have escaped punishment.
Claim that climate change will be worse if we don’t develop new oil and gas in North Sea is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the expansion of North Sea oil and gas.
Visualised: Scotland’s changing snow cover
Ferret Fact Service looks at the changing nature of Scotland's snow fall and its links to the climate crisis.
What plans does the Scottish Government have for tackling climate change?
As part of our Scotland and the Climate Crisis series, Ferret Fact Service looks at the Scottish Government's targets to tackle climate change.
Claim that climate change is caused by natural cycles not human activity is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim that current warming is the result of natural cycles not greenhouse gas emissions.
Scottish Government urged to reject boycott ban bill
Human rights groups, unions and environmentalists have urged Scottish ministers to reject a UK Government bill which stops public bodies from imposing boycotts on foreign countries.
UK regulator failed to publish sea pollution report because expert retired
A UK government regulator has failed to publish a key survey of oil and chemical spills in British seas for three years because the expert who compiled it retired.