Coul Links decision should draw a line in the sand
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The Trust was surprised to learn that a new application has been made for a golf course at Coul Links in Sutherland. It is less than a year since these …
Successful first season for Loch of the Lowes ospreys
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Ospreys LM12 and NC0 have successfully raised a chick in their first season as a breeding pair. The birds abandoned the regular nest at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre & Wildlife Reserve in Perthshire on 12 April, but continued to make occasional appearances on the …
Trust responds to alarming beaver cull numbers
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Figures released by Scottish Natural Heritage have confirmed that 87 beavers were culled under licence in Tayside in 2019. The population in the area was estimated at around 450 in …
Otters have a new champion in the Scottish Parliament
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Otters have a new champion in the Scottish Parliament thanks to Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch. Kate was invited to take up the role of Species Champion by …
Coul Links saved from development
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The Trust has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to refuse permission for damaging plans for a golf course in the Highlands. Coul Links © Craig Allardyce “Today’s decision demonstrates that …
Scottish Wildlife Trust responds to grouse moor review
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The Trust has responded to the publication of the review by the Grouse Moor Management Group, commissioned by the Scottish Government and chaired by Professor Alan Werritty. Sarah Robinson, Director …
Scottish Beavers wins a Nature of Scotland Award
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The Trust’s Scottish Beavers partnership with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland has won a prestigious Nature of Scotland Award. The partnership was revealed to be the joint winner of …
Scottish Beavers community event
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust and Royal Zoological Society of Scotland are hosting a public event at 6pm on Monday 28 October in the Cairnbaan Hotel mid-Argyll to give an update …
New film explores Scotland’s conservation funding gap
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A film highlighting that just 5% of available UK charitable grants go to protect Scotland’s nature has been launched in Edinburgh. Scottish Environment LINK worked with award-winning filmmakers Maramedia to …
Renewed call for ban on mountain hare culling
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The Scottish Wildlife Trust is repeating a call for a temporary ban on mass culls of mountain hares following a new assessment which has downgraded the status of the species …