New champion for Scotland’s beavers
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John Finnie MSP has agreed to become the Species Champion for the species as part of an initiative run by Scottish Environment LINK. Species Champions commit to raising the profile …
First osprey of 2019 arrives at Loch of the Lowes
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The first osprey has arrived at Loch of Lowes Wildlife Reserve in Perthshire, as the Trust celebrates 50 years of osprey conservation at the reserve. LM12 touched down on the …
Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve named reserve of the year by Countryfile Magazine
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The Trust’s Falls of Clyde Wildlife Reserve on the edge of New Lanark in South Lanarkshire has won the title of reserve of the year in the 2019 BBC Countryfile …
Scottish Conservation Finance Project aims to drive significant investment into Scotland’s natural environment
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An ambitious new initiative aims to pioneer new ways of funding nature conservation in Scotland through the launch of the £1 Billion Challenge. Led by the Trust and the Scottish Environment …
Coul Links inquiry tees off
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A public inquiry into whether the controversial proposals for a golf course at Coul Links in East Sutherland should go ahead has begun today and is expected to last at least …
Legal protection for Scotland’s beavers welcomed
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The two lead partners in the Scottish Beaver Trial – the Scottish Wildlife Trust and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) – welcome the announcement made this morning (23 …
Shot beaver found dead on wildlife reserve
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The Trust is calling for the urgent introduction of legal protection for Scotland’s beavers following the discovery of a dead beaver on a wildlife reserve in Tayside. Examination of the …
Demand action for Scotland’s nature
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The Trust has joined its partners in Scottish Environment LINK, a coalition of 35 Scottish environmental charities, in welcoming the Scottish Government’s consultation on environmental principles and governance in Scotland. …
Conservation holidays on the Isle of Eigg
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The Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust is offering a series of new Conservation Working Holiday opportunities on the island, where volunteers can spend a week working in the island’s new …
Scotland’s Ramsar sites given less protection than in rest of the UK
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The Scottish Government has released a policy note contradicting an earlier a statement by the Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham regarding protection for internationally important wetlands in Scotland. This creates a …