Category Archives: wildlife crime

How should you manage giant rhubarb in your garden?

Posted on August 2, 2018 by NatureScot

Have you got giant rhubarb in your garden? A European-wide ban on the sale of this invasive non-native plant comes into force today. If you already have the plant, also known as Gunnera tinctoria, in your garden you can keep … Continue reading →

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Pearls in Peril

Posted on December 1, 2016 by NatureScot

Freshwater pearl mussels are an important, if slightly obscure, resident in many of our rivers.  Pearl mussels live partly hidden amongst the stones and boulders on the riverbed.  They remain critically endangered across Europe due to threats including pollution, construction … Continue reading →

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