A Perthshire estate has had its general licence suspended for three years over accusations it used an illegal trap against a protected wild bird.
NatureScot states there was “clear evidence” of wrongdoing after a satellite-tagged hen harrier was found dead on Lochan Estate in an illegally-set spring trap.
The public body, responsible for Scotland’s natural heritage, received the evidence from Police Scotland and has now restricted the estate’s general licences.
