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Scottish acting legend to star in film demanding end to Scotland's last seabird hunt
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (548+ words) SUCCESSION star Brian Cox is set to narrate an animated film criticising Scotland's last seabird hunt. The Guga Hunt is an annual event where a group of men from the Isle of Lewis travel to the remote island of Sula…...
Adorable pictures show mother and cub otters play fighting on the Isle of Mull
1+ week, 1+ day ago (350+ words) A PLAYFUL otter cub has been pictured pouncing on its mother during a joyful display of seaside rough and tumble. Paul, founder of Touch The Wild, spotted the pair swimming toward a rocky headland during the session and quietly tracked…...
The Ferret: Scotland's world-famous golf courses are under threat from climate change
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1653+ words) STANDING on the edge of Montrose Golf Course on a blustery day, David Wood warns that there's a steep drop to the beach below, where sand swirls in the wind, and white breakers crash onto the shore. "As kids, right…...
Scottish quarry expansion could be delayed as campaigners target protected status
1+ week, 5+ day ago (367+ words) LAND currently earmarked for the expansion of a Fife quarry may be given protected status as NatureScot prepares to intervene. Local campaigners in Balmullo have been told that the nearby Lucklawhill could become a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)…...
Council responses to local anger over seabirds' nests 'filled with expanding foam"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (391+ words) A COUNCIL has responded after locals raised concerns over its "sickening" decision to fill seabirds" nesting boxes with expanding foam. Locals in Lochaber in the western Highlands have criticised the local authority for the "disgraceful act" after videos and pictures…...
Villagers 'living in a museum' call for removal of conservation status
2+ week, 2+ day ago (741+ words) RESIDENTS have called for their village conservation status to be removed amid fears the rules make them feel they "live in a museum". Having the status in place means that Pennan villagers have to follow various guidelines if they wish…...
Caribou
3+ week, 6+ day ago (31+ words) Caribou'Thenational Scot Find events in Scotland and the surrounding areas using the The National local events calendar today. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services....
Rare ladybird and new bee among species discovered in Scottish city
4+ week, 1+ day ago (227+ words) A RARELY seen ladybird has been discovered for the first time in Glasgow while a" new bee species has also been spotted. The scarce Adonis" ladybird was recorded near the Maryhill area among thistles at Hamiltonhill Claypits nature reserve according…...
'Wild Spaces' for butterflies and people to be created across Scottish city
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (356+ words) MORE than 40 new "Wild Spaces" for butterflies, moths and other wildlife are to be created across Glasgow. The charity Butterfly Conservation is working with Glasgow City Council on a two-year project to create Wild Space habitats. There has been a…...
'Wildlife success' as beavers released into Highlands four centuries after extinction
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (313+ words) ANOTHER family of beavers has been released into a Highland glen, marking a "wildlife success story" four centuries after the animals were driven to extinction, conservationists have said. The family of four was released at Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin in…...