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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.
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.
Caught on film: geese being shot and injured on Islay
Film clips of geese being shot on the island of Islay have prompted renewed allegations that many are left to suffer slow, painful deaths.
Mass killing of geese on Islay must cease, say scientists
The shooting of thousands of geese on Islay leaves many to suffer a slow death, contaminates the environment and is founded on “poor science”, according to a new scientific study.