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Protected bird euthanised after it was shot in Highlands

A protected bird of prey it is illegal to kill had to be put to sleep after it was shot in the Highlands. Police received reports of a red kite being shot around 11.15am on Monday on the Lochindorb Estate in Grantown-on-Spey. The Scottish Society ...

28 Mar 2023 at 15:54

Rare hen harriers are going missing from English grouse moors, says RSPB

At least 20 individuals of a rare bird species have gone missing in the last year, including one that was found with its head pulled off, the RSPB has said. Hen harriers are on the red list of birds of conservation concern as their numbers in ...

05 May 2023 at 12:15

BBC to air Lord Of The Flies series and Hamza Yassin natural history programme

A Lord Of The Flies adaption has been announced by the BBC along with other new programming, including a natural history film presented by Strictly Come Dancing winner Hamza Yassin. The 1954 William Golding novel about a group of boys ...

20 Apr 2023 at 19:20

African birds of prey face decline with 90% of species threatened, study finds

Africa’s birds of prey are facing massive decline with 90% of the continent’s “spectacular” species under threat, research by a Scottish university has showed. Raptors lead an “increasingly perilous existence” in unprotected land in ...

04 Jan 2024 at 10:17

World

Shazam! Fury Of The Gods proves disappointment on opening weekend in US

Superhero sequel Shazam! Fury Of The Gods proved a disappointment on its opening weekend in the United States bringing in only 30.5 million US dollars (£25 million). The sequel to Shazam! fell short of modest expectations of 35 ...

19 Mar 2023 at 17:51

Missing golden eagle ‘believed to have come to harm’, police say

A golden eagle reported missing last month is believed to have come to harm, police have said. The bird was last seen in the Fountainhall area of the Scottish Borders, between Heriot and Stow on Thursday, October 12. Since the ...

27 Nov 2023 at 17:19

Local News

Leitrim welcomes return of ospreys with breeding success

In a significant boost for local wildlife, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has confirmed the successful breeding of a pair of Ospreys in County Leitrim. This milestone represents the second instance of ...

03 Sept 2024 at 17:33

More onshore wind farms in Wales unlikely to halt red kite recovery – study

Developing more onshore wind farms in Wales is unlikely to stop the recovery of the country’s red kite population, research suggests. A study carried out to assess the impact of the onshore wind schemes planned ...

21 Mar 2024 at 14:39

National News

Bird of prey which became extinct in Ireland to be reintroduced this summer

A bird of prey which became extinct in Ireland 150 years ago is to be reintroduced to the country this summer, it has been confirmed. Minister of State Malcolm Noonan TD today announced that the National Parks ...

23 May 2023 at 16:33

‘Bomber Harris’ the hawk to be retrained after terrorising village

A hawk which terrorised a Home Counties village by swooping on residents has been nicknamed Bomber Harris after being caught, its new handler has said. The Harris’s hawk – which left at least one man needing ...

04 Apr 2025 at 16:45

Scotland

RSPB calls on MSPs to support grouse moor legislation

RSPB Scotland has urged MSPs to back legislation to introduce a licensing system for grouse shooting, as it recorded further cases of protected raptors “disappearing”. The charity said 35 satellite-tagged ...

24 Nov 2023 at 11:07

Scotland

Change law to save eagles from ‘melancholy madness’, falconers tell MSPs

The law should be amended to allow eagles to hunt mountain hares and stop birds of prey from falling into “melancholy madness”, falconers have urged MSPs. As part of a public petition, a golden eagle ...

07 Dec 2022 at 14:56

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