Podcast: UK Government rhetoric puts torture survivors at risk, says top psychotherapist
The UK Government's rhetoric against asylum seekers puts people at risk from harm, according to a psychotherapist who works with torture survivors in Glasgow.
Fig the beaver fights back to health after botched shooting
A beaver shot in Perthshire is recovering in the care of the SSPCA after it was found at the side of the road with facial wounds by a member of the public.
Woodland bosses accused of failure and putting beavers at risk from guns
Government woodland bosses have been criticised for failing to bring beavers back to state-owned Scottish land and save them from possible shooting.
National park authority accused of geological failings
A highly critical report has alleged a series of failings by national park chiefs in protecting the unique geological heritage in their care.
Beaver reintroduction programme to spread across Scotland under new plans
A plan intended to aid the spread of beavers across the whole of Scotland has been published, with more than a quarter of a million acres marked as potential habitat.
Beavers to be relocated to three new sites in Scotland
Conservationists have welcomed plans by the Scottish Government’s woodland agency to bring beavers to three new sites on its vast estate before the end of this year.
Podcast: NatureScot urged to do more to stop wild beavers being shot
Conservationists have urged NatureScot to stick to the timetable it set for Scotland’s new policy on wild beavers, to save animals from being shot.
Podcast: how green is COP26’s supermarket sponsor?
Why is a supermarket sponsoring vital climate talks? And just how green is it, asks Richard Baynes in this exclusive Ferret podcast.
Podcast: the ‘Hunterston hum’ from oil ships that keeps people awake at night
A podcast revealing the row over the 'Hunterston hum' from oil ships — and the impact of other energy industries on this slice of the Clyde coast.
