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grouse shooting
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Safety fears over drug residues in grouse after watchdog fails to test Scottish birds
Experts call for a moratorium on the use of medicated grit until the potential damage to the environment is established.
Grouse shooting to be banned where birds of prey are illegally killed
Grouse shooting will be banned on sporting estates where birds are prey are being illegally killed, the Scottish Government has announced.
Golden eagle killing ‘cover up’ claim after hidden satellite tag found
Evidence that a satellite tag was deliberately removed from a golden eagle and hidden has been highlighted by wildlife campaigners.
Billionaire-owned shooting properties offered tax relief
Nine out of ten of Scotland’s shooting properties, including some owned by billionaires, are exempt from paying £10.5 million in annual business rates, it is revealed.
Eagles at risk as landowning lobby delays move to license grouse shooting
A proposal to curb the killing of birds of prey by licensing grouse shooting in Scotland has been blocked by the landowning lobby, according to a report for the Scottish Government.
