9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (745+ words) One of Scotland's foremost voices on red deer has urged the next government not to wreck deer-related employment as he steps down from Scotland's leading gamekeeping body. Peter Fraser, a pivotal figure in the history of the Scottish Gamekeepers Association,…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (493+ words) At first light in April and May, an ancient performance begins in our Scots pinewoods. Male capercaillie gather on traditional display grounds and begin their curious performance of clicks, pops and whistles, delivered with puffed chests and fanned tails. This…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (150+ words) Loch Garten has got that eyrie feeling again! The famous nest is occupied once more, but there's a mystery attached. A staff member at RSPB Loch Garten, Abernethy, says: "She's home'but who is it?" This afternoon, a female osprey returned…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (398+ words) Gentle boy" Botzman the Amur tiger has been put to sleep at the Highland Wildlife Park following what keepers have described as an age-related illness. The popular attraction by Kincraig has just announced the sad news on their social media....

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (351+ words) The Highland Wildlife Park has announced a sweet treat for visitors this Easter holiday with the arrival of Priya the red panda. The three-year-old female arrived at the park on Tuesday from Edinburgh Zoo and keepers say she is settling…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (350+ words) A public consultation is now open to gather community views to influence development in the Cairngorms National Park The park authority has launched a call for sites and ideas as part of preparations for the next Local Development Plan. The…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (224+ words) A Tasmanian devil, an emu and a 158 kilogrammes gorilla are among the animals which will be new residents at the Highland Wildlife Park. They are being recreated in colourful blocks as part of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's (RZSS)…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (677+ words) The latest survey of breeding waders in the Cairngorms National Park shows a decline in numbers with falls recorded across all five monitored species since the last survey in 2021. The findings mirror national trends reported by Nature Scot which show…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (368+ words) Was Badenoch's power cut on Friday night all down to a reintroduced beaver? The question was raised after a spokesperson for SSEN responded to a local consumer wanting to know what the problem was. A message came through via social…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (645+ words) Two organisations representing gamekeepers and sheep producers have claimed that a series of public engagement events around the potential reintroduction of lynx in the Highlands and Moray did not take account of opposing views. Lynx to Scotland, a project run…...