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Scottish Natural Heritage
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Scottish Natural Heritage is the public body responsible for the country’s natural heritage.
Pressure mounts on ministers as 87 beavers confirmed killed in Tayside
The Scottish Government is under growing pressure to act after confirmation that 87 beavers have been shot under licence in the eight months since they were given official protected status.
“Wholesale slaughter”: around 100 beavers shot in Tayside
Farmers and landowners have killed around a hundred wild beavers in Tayside in a cull condemned as "sickening" and "shameful" by campaigners.
Rare birds ‘devastated’ by huge wildfire in Tayside
Rare birds in a conservation area on the Firth of Tay have been “devastated” by a huge wildfire during a dry spell in April, according to wildlife experts.
Birds of prey ‘in danger’ during coronavirus lockdown
Thousands of sites used by birds of prey will go unmonitored for the first time in almost two decades due to the coronavirus crisis, prompting fears that more birds will be illegally killed.
Wildlife at risk after fivefold drop in official monitoring
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.
Experts call for more controls to curb damage done by deer
Strict new rules should be brought in to curb the damage done by deer to the natural environment, according to a major report to the Scottish Government.
Call for landowners to be forced to kill more deer to protect trees
A powerful alliance of Scottish environmental groups has called for a radical rethink in the way deer are managed, which will mean making culls compulsory for landowners.
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.
Warning that kelp dredging trials could trigger ‘environmental destruction’
A Scottish Government programme envisaging trials for seaweed dredging around the coast of Scotland has re-awakened fears for the future of “precious” underwater kelp forests.