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Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
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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.
Hedgehogs under threat in Scotland as population falls by more than 100,000 in 20 years
Hedgehogs have been listed as “near threatened” by a global wildlife organisation with the population in Scotland estimated…
Landowners under attack over film of heather on fire
Film footage of heather moorland on fire belching clouds of smoke across the Cairngorms has sparked fierce criticism of sporting estates.
Nearly 38,000 mountain hares killed in one season, new data reveals
The full extent of culling of mountain hares in Scotland has been revealed by The Ferret, with up to 38,000 killed a year.
Outrage over mass killing of mountain hares
Landowners have been accused of breaching an agreement to end the mass killing of mountain hares in the wake of evidence that hundreds were shot in the Cairngorms last month.
