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Pressure mounts on ministers as 87 beavers confirmed killed in Tayside

Richard Baynes on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

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.

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“Wholesale slaughter”: around 100 beavers shot in Tayside

Rob Edwards on May 17, 2020May 18, 2020

Farmers and landowners have killed around a hundred wild beavers in Tayside in a cull condemned as "sickening" and "shameful" by campaigners.

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Rare birds ‘devastated’ by huge wildfire in Tayside

Stuart Spray on May 7, 2020May 8, 2020

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.

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Carry on shooting: Scottish beavers still being killed

Rob Edwards on May 3, 2019May 5, 2019

Two beavers have been shot and another five were seen dead on Tayside in the last month, an investigation by The Ferret has revealed.

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Scottish cull plans for beavers criticised by conservation groups

Billy Briggs on January 16, 2018January 19, 2018

Scottish Government plans to simultaneously introduce legal protection to beavers while giving licences to land managers to shoot them have raised concerns.

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Farmers shooting ‘as many beavers as possible’

Rob Edwards on August 1, 2016

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.

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Beavers cruelly shot on Tayside, post-mortems reveal

Rob Edwards on February 1, 2016October 12, 2017

Emails reveal landowners have been inhumanely shooting beavers and causing them to suffer slow, painful deaths.

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Pressure mounts on ministers as 87 beavers confirmed killed in Tayside

Environment

“Wholesale slaughter”: around 100 beavers shot in Tayside

Environment

Rare birds ‘devastated’ by huge wildfire in Tayside

Environment

Carry on shooting: Scottish beavers still being killed

Environment

Scottish cull plans for beavers criticised by conservation groups

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Farmers shooting ‘as many beavers as possible’

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Beavers cruelly shot on Tayside, post-mortems reveal

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