1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (1011+ words) Hundreds of thousands of bugs, plants and lichens are to be digitised to create a first-of-its-kind online record of Scotland’s biodiversity. A major international digitisation project will begin this summer, aiming to create around 700,000 digital records of specimens held in…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (342+ words) A fox cub which spent nearly two days with its head trapped in a plastic bottle, suffering injuries that could have proved life-threatening, has been rescued by wildlife experts. The Scottish SPCA were called to the scene in Glasgow after…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (713+ words) Reading our history books we can learn about the Tudors, Stuarts, Victorians and Edwardians, we can gain insights into their culture, attitudes and concerns. When future historians write the history of our times, there is a good chance they will…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (661+ words) Countryside rangers and police officers are to begin joint patrols of Cairngorms National Park as part of a campaign to support a new fire byelaw and reduce wildfire risk. Late-night patrols will begin in Deeside and Glenmore as the busy…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (695+ words) Scotland’s royal wildlife charity has hit out at “inaccurate” claims by animal rights campaigners about Edinburgh Zoo. Activists with Freedom for Animals oppose the keeping of animals in zoos, and contend that “all animals should live free from exploitation, harm…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (296+ words) The Scottish Government agency responsible for managing Scotland's national forests and public land is working to protect the reptiles that call peatland restoration sites home. As part of returning Longbridge Muir near Dumfries and the surrounding area known as Lochar…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (365+ words) Animal rescuers have been baffled by a box of baby pigeons handed in to one of their rescue centres. The chicks were found under a layby, but staff at the Scottish SPCA have no clues as to where they came…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (999+ words) The Bass Rock and Craigleith island in the Firth of Forth have been sold to the RSPB. Former landowner Sir Hew Dalrymple, whose family have owned them for over 300 years, said one of the reasons for the sale as to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (393+ words) One of Scotland’s best loved osprey nests has welcomed a new chick – the latest highlight in a busy breeding season. The chick hatched at the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve near Dunkeld on Tuesday morning at…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (409+ words) Encouraging results have been recorded for one of the UK’s most threatened bird species, with the number of male capercaillie at breeding lek sites in the Cairngorms National Park rising by 30% this year. A total of 170 birds were recorded this…...