Animals

Gannets in flight

Avian flu prevention zone announced for whole of Scotland

The two boys are to be called Tunnock and Toddy, and the girl is to be named Tattie (RZSS/PA)

Scottish food and drink the name of the game for Edinburgh Zoo capybara triplets

Luna the cat resting on cushions

To Hull and back: Glasgow cat reunited with owner after 280-mile stowaway trip

A capybara being handled by members of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's veterinary team

Edinburgh Zoo launches name competition for newborn capybara triplets

Beaky Junior

‘Significant milestone’ as golden eagle chick fledges from grouse moor

A capybara pup

Three capybara pups born in Edinburgh months after ‘babybara’ Bru shot to fame

A black and white image taken from CCTV of a lion and her cubs

Endangered lion cubs born at Edinburgh Zoo for first time in seven years

Dolphins

Man charged in connection with disturbance of pod of dolphins

Eagle flying above water

Eagles fledge after protective effort during breeding season

Horse silhouette

Vets warn of ‘multiple’ deaths in equine grass sickness outbreak

Eagle flying

‘Death defying’ eagle spotted three years after breaking wing as chick

A red kite

Police appeal for information after red kite found poisoned in Aberdeenshire

Cockapoo with matted fur

Couple banned from keeping animals for two years because of dogs’ matted coats

ZSL London Zoo annual weigh-in

Penguins and capybaras among 10,000 animals on scales for London zoo weigh-in

Python Jodie Foster undergoing cancer treatment on her jaw

Snake believed to be first in the world to benefit from human cancer treatment

Japanese macaque Luka

Escaped monkey returns to Highland Wildlife Park enclosure after search

Luka the macaque

Searches underway for escaped monkey in the Highlands
A thermal imaging drone is being used in the search for the missing macaque.
Lucinda Cameron, Press Association Scotland

People shooting grouse on a moor

Grouse shooting ‘major contributor’ to rural economy, estates body says

Red grouse

Study could shed light on declines in red grouse populations, experts say

Birds sit in a nest in a gannet colony

Licence for annual guga hunt refused by Scotland’s nature agency

Two Corgi dogs

Scottish animal hospital first in UK to offer dogs new sting immunotherapy

Young gannets on a sea cliff

Animal charities welcome NatureScot recommendations to reject guga hunt licence

Monkey abandoned in laundry bag on London bus

Four cheetah cubs at Whipsnade Zoo

Spot check: Cheetah cubs appear for first time at Whipsnade Zoo

Fox with head trapped in bottle

Fox cub rescued after almost two days with head trapped in bottle

Gannets on a clifftop

Permission requested for guga hunt to take place this summer

Close-up for of a golden eagle's head

Golden eagle found with 17 shotgun pellets in body and wings

Jim Fairlie delivers a speech

People using ‘cruel’ glue traps face up to a year in prison
A ban on the use of the pest control method will be introduced from next month.
Craig Meighan, Press Association Scotland political reporter

Seabirds at Bempton Cliffs

New calls for Scottish Government to end guga hunt amid animal welfare concerns

A fossorial water vole

Rare burrowing city water voles relocated ahead of drainage works

© 2026 Formpress Publishing LTD. All rights reserved.Terms and Conditions Privacy notice