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Row over plans for new Scottish national park as survey 'finds strong opposition'

A ROW has broken out over plans for a new Scottish national park after a controversial survey found strong opposition to the proposals ...

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Global experts name three Scottish sites on list of 100 geological wonders

THREE Scottish sites have been included in a new list of 100 geological sites of “international scientific relevance” ...

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Scottish island receives global recognition for quality of night skies

A SCOTTISH island has been designated as Scotland’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary ...

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Arms company drops plan to test bombs at Scottish world heritage site

Firm says it had no idea proposed test site on Lib Dem peer’s land included part of Strathmore peatlands in Flow Country

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Scottish Government to fund deer culls in bid to cut population by 50,000 a year

THE Scottish Government will pay for deer to be killed in a bid to drive the population down by an additional 50,000 animals each year ...

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First 'Glorious Twelfth' under new licencing laws gets underway in Scotland

THE first grouse shooting season since the introduction of legislation requiring estates to possess a licence has got underway.

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Scottish Government agency pushes ahead with controversial beaver release plans

THE Scottish Government’s tree-planting agency has decided to press ahead with plans for a controversial beaver release in a community torn apart…

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Call for tougher policing of Scottish grouse moors on eve of ‘Glorious Twelfth’

For first time, moors must hold licence under regime aiming to reduce unlawful killing of birds of prey by gamekeepers

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Scotland's highest mountain set for major nature restoration project

SCOTLAND’S highest mountain is set for a major nature restoration project after a community organisation raised more than £100,000 ...

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Galloway proposed as new national park for Scotland

GALLOWAY has been chosen as the proposed location to become Scotland’s next national park.

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Scottish estate's licences suspended after police find evidence of bird poisoning

SCOTLAND'S nature agency has placed restrictions on an estate on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park for three years following evidence of…

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Scottish Farmers Damn Wild Beaver Reintroduction Policy

As night falls in central Scotland, beavers appear in a pond under the fascinated gaze of a group of nature enthusiasts.

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‘The Vikings looked at this view – can’t they just leave it?’: island split over plans for salmon farm

A third farm off the tiny Hebridean island of Gigha would bring much-needed jobs – but there are fears over the impact on the ecosystem and the welfare of the fish

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Grouse and kestrels on the wane as climate crisis hits Scottish wildlife

Hotter and wetter weather has led to populations of the region’s most famous bird species to be halved in the last 30 years

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More than 1000 objections to plan for golf course on Scottish nature reserve

MORE than 1000 people have written to the Scottish Government urging them to “call in” and reject a controversially approved plan to build a…

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Scottish island celebrates birth of ‘ancient and rare’ native ponies

THE births of two 'ancient, rare' Scottish island ponies have been celebrated by a nature reserve ...

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Woodland regeneration at Scottish nature reserve increases after intervention

WOODLAND regeneration has increased by 25 per cent over six years at a Scottish nature reserve, new figures show.

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Inflation and pay deals leave Scottish ministers facing £1.5bn budget black hole

Situation facing finance minister described as ‘one of most challenging fiscal backdrops’ since devolution

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Bill’s ‘gaping loophole’ could allow fires to damage Scotland’s valuable peatland

CONCERN is growing about a potential loophole in new legislation that could allow damaging fires to continue on Scotland’s valuable peatland...

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Beaver families to be released into fifth Scottish area after licence approval

BOTH of Scotland’s national parks are set to have official beaver populations ...

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Police visited Taymouth development amid ‘concerns about wildlife crime’

POLICE visited the development of Taymouth castle amid concerns “about wildlife crime”, The National can reveal ...

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Anger as council gives retrospective consent to Taymouth planning breach

CAMPAIGNERS have reacted with anger after the developers of Taymouth castle were given retrospective consent to works begun without planning…

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Cuts mean Scotland will not meet environment targets, say charities

Group of 16 organisations says reduced funding means rewilding and conservation targets likely to be missed

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'Globally unique' Scottish pinewood restoration successful after two decades

A remote fragment of Scotland’s ancient Caledonian pinewood in Sutherland has been restored thanks to two decades of effort, NatureScot reports.

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'Non-negotiable': Senior SNP figures to raise Taymouth planning breach with US firm

SENIOR SNP politicians will raise “deeply concerning” reports of breached planning rules and a smashed monument with the US firm developing…

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