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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.
Scottish Government ‘repeating mistakes over Trump’ by helping new golf plan
The Scottish Government is under fire for repeating mistakes made with Donald Trump following revelations that it has been secretly trying to help another “pushy” US property developer.
Row over failed plan to crack down on landowners over deer
Scottish Natural Heritage has come under fire after backing down on plans to take legal action against landowners who don’t kill enough deer.
Climate change: the ‘devastating’ risks facing Scotland
Scotland’s vital infrastructure is under threat from coastal erosion and flooding, according to official assessments of climate pollution.
Scale of commercial hare shooting exposed amid calls for cull ban
Mountain Hares are under threat from lucrative shoots and mass culls according to an animal welfare charity.
Fish farm noise pollution threatens whales and dolphins
Whales, dolphins and porpoises are being put at risk by noise alarms used by fish farms to scare off seals.
Gamekeepers advised to cover up dead mountain hares
Gamekeepers should hide heaps of dead mountain hares in the back of their trucks, a leading Cairngorm park official has said.
Loophole in bid to punish landowners for killing birds of prey
Government moves to penalise grouse-shooting estates suspected of persecuting birds of prey have been “completely undermined” by a gaping loophole, say conservationists.
Trump 2.0: new row over golf and wildlife
A row is brewing over plans by a US millionaire to build a golf course on a wildlife site in northeast Scotland – but this time it’s not Trump, it’s his business rival.
Farmers shooting ‘as many beavers as possible’
Farmers and gamekeepers are shooting “as many beavers as possible” on Tayside before they are brought under legal protection, according to emails released by the Scottish Government.