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Environment, Politics

Mass shooting of mountain hares to be banned

Rob Edwards on June 17, 2020June 18, 2020

Landowners will be prevented from mass shooting of mountain hares and salmon farmers face controls on sonic seal scarers - but beavers will still be killed.

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Environment, International, Politics

Seal shooting by fish farms to be banned to save exports to US

Rob Edwards on June 2, 2020June 5, 2020

The Scottish Government is going to ban the fish farming industry from shooting seals to save a £180 million export business to the US, The Ferret can reveal.

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Crime and justice, Environment

Scottish Government facing legal challenge on ‘inhumane’ calf exports

Jamie Mann on April 9, 2020April 10, 2020

An animal welfare charity has launched a legal challenge to stop the Scottish Government from allowing young calf exports all the way from Scotland to Spain.

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Environment

Wildlife at risk after fivefold drop in official monitoring

Rob Edwards on February 24, 2020February 25, 2020

Formal monitoring of Scotland’s most precious wildlife by the Scottish Government’s nature agency has been slashed more than fivefold over the last decade.

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Environment

Footage of fox hunt released amid calls for legislation to be strengthened

Billy Briggs on January 10, 2020January 22, 2020

A video showing a fox being chased by a pack of hounds in Scotland has been released as animal welfare charities up the pressure on the Scottish Government to tighten foxhunting legislation.

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