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New film explores Scotland’s conservation funding gap

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 …

Sir David Attenborough and the Scottish Wildlife Trust call for nature’s recovery

Sir David Attenborough has joined forces with the Scottish Wildlife Trust to demand action to help nature recover.  In a short film released today in response to the continued …

State of Nature report reveals worrying decline in Scotland’s wildlife

The most comprehensive State of Nature report ever produced has confirmed that Scotland’s wildlife continues to decline. The latest findings in the report, published by more than 70 wildlife organisations …

Trust welcomes ambitious targets to combat climate change

Responding to the Scottish Parliament’s vote to pass a Climate Change Bill which sets ambitious new targets to tackle emissions, Jo Pike, Chief Executive of the Scottish Wildlife Trust said: …

Geese are gathering at Montrose Basin

Pink-footed geese are gathering in their tens of thousands at Montrose Basin Wildlife Reserve in Angus. Scottish Wildlife Trust and ANGUSalive Rangers estimated more than 50,000 geese were present on …

Take part in the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey

People all over Scotland are being asked to take part in the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey between 23 – 29 September. This survey is led by Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels, …

Scottish Wildlife Trust responds to Programme for Government 2019/20

Responding to today’s publication of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2019-20, our Chief Executive Jo Pike said: “Urgent action is needed to tackle the closely intertwined climate and ecological …

Renewed call for ban on mountain hare culling

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 …