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Water in lochs and reservoirs warming due to climate change, report finds

Water in Scotland’s lochs and reservoirs has undergone “rapid and extensive climate change driven warming” in recent years, according to new research. The report by Scotland’s Centre of Expertise for Waters (Crew) found that between 2015 and 2019, ...

26 Apr 2022 at 11:55

UK capercaillies could be extinct again in 20-30 years, report warns

The “iconic” capercaillie is likely to become extinct again in the UK within two to three decades if the current trend in population decline continues, a report has warned. The study, from a sub-group of the NatureScot Scientific Advisory ...

25 Feb 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Phoenix Hide rises from the ashes of devastating fire at nature reserve

A new hide at a nature reserve has been officially opened, rising from the ashes of the old building that burnt down last year. Nature lovers were devastated when Mill Hide at Loch Leven National Nature Reserve (NNR) was destroyed in a ...

06 May 2022 at 17:25

Scotland

Funding scheme for youth-led nature projects urges 11-26-year-olds to apply

Young people can apply for funding for projects to help them connect with nature through an environmental programme which also aims to help reduce levels of “eco-anxiety”. NatureScot has launched the next round of the scheme with £20,...

25 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Camera hidden in stick gives ‘phenomenal’ live view of nesting sea eagles

A hidden camera has been installed near an eagle’s nest to give a live view of Scotland’s largest bird of prey in what is said to be a UK first. White-tailed eagles Shona and Finn, also known as sea eagles, are incubating two eggs ...

01 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

Bids to sprout ‘wee forests’ in cities receive £500,000

Efforts to plant a network of “wee forests” in towns and cities across Scotland have received £500,000 from the Scottish Government. This winter, 20 densely packed areas of woodland around the size of a tennis court will be ...

04 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Number of zero-emissions vehicles in public sector not good enough, say Tories

Scotland’s public bodies have been challenged to set a better example, after it was revealed that less than a fifth of the fleet in key organisations is made up of zero-emissions vehicles. The Scottish Conservatives asked ...

02 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Wildlife licences restricted on Highlands estate where eagle was found dead

Applications for licences to control wildlife have been restricted at a Scottish estate after a bird of prey was found dead. NatureScot, Scotland’s nature agency, announced that the use of general licences – a permit ...

09 Feb 2022 at 17:55

Scotland

Second family of beavers relocated to new home in effort to support species

A second family of beavers has been relocated to a farm in Scotland in a bid to help population numbers in the wild. The move comes after the Scottish Government said last year that it would support translocation of ...

14 Feb 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Young deer could starve if mothers shot in controversial cull, gamekeepers warn

Orphaned young deer will be left to starve if their mothers are killed in a controversial cull, gamekeepers have warned. Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) carries out a licensed September cull of female deer as part ...

31 Aug 2022 at 15:53

Capercaillie numbers fall to critically low numbers, survey finds

The capercaillie is at real risk of extinction in the UK, with only 542 of the birds estimated to be left in Scotland, according to new data. The population has dropped around 50% since the last survey six years ...

30 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Beaver family to be moved to Loch Lomond

A family of beavers is to be moved from Tayside to Loch Lomond as part of efforts to boost biodiversity and the population of the “ecosystem engineers”. RSPB Scotland applied to NatureScot for a licence to ...

15 Dec 2022 at 11:19

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