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Beavers on the move
Beavers bring many benefits for nature, but their activities can occasionally cause problems for farmers and other landowners. When measures to minimise issues such as flooding have not been successful, beavers can sometimes be trapped and moved under licence from … Continue reading
Month of the stags
The roar of rutting red deer across a Highland glen or hillside is one of the most evocative sounds of autumn as stags battle for dominance of territory and hinds. For many people it represents the quintessential Scottish wildlife experience. … Continue reading
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Tagged deer, deer management, deer rut, NatureScot, October, Red deer, stags, wildlife management
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Terrific Tern Rafts
Thanks to a grant from the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot, two tern rafts have been created at RSPB Scotland’s Loch of Spiggie nature reserve in Shetland. Today’s guest blog explains how these floating platforms are helping … Continue reading
Enhanced Shepherding: Working together to find solutions to a complex issue
Lambing season on Scotland’s hills can be a challenging time for farmers and crofters. In this guest blog we hear from Freya King from Skye who has been delivering enhanced shepherding supported by the Sea Eagle Management Scheme, a measure … Continue reading
Gulls: a balancing act
It may not seem like it when gulls are swooping down trying to steal your chips, but the number of many species of gulls has plummeted. In fact, herring gulls and kittiwakes are on the red list of conservation concern … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, gulls, herring gull, herring gulls, licensing, wildlife management
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Wading birds and a shared approach to wildlife management
At the end of last month, NatureScot launched the Shared Approach to Wildlife Management, which sets out how different interest groups can work together to help ensure healthy and valued populations of wildlife across Scotland. In the third of a series of … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, NatureScot, waders, wildlife management, Working for Waders
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Sea eagles and a shared approach to wildlife management
Two weeks ago, NatureScot launched the Shared Approach to Wildlife Management which sets out how different interest groups can work together to help ensure healthy and valued populations of wildlife across Scotland. In the second of a series of blogs, we look … Continue reading
Beavers and a shared approach to wildlife management
Last week, NatureScot launched the Shared Approach to Wildlife Management which sets out how different interest groups can work together to help ensure healthy and valued populations of wildlife across Scotland. In the first of a series of blogs, we … Continue reading
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Tagged beavers, NatureScot, shared approach, Tayside, wildlife management
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The hare necessities
The bare necessities of informed wildlife management are that we can assess how populations respond to environmental change and management. To support the sustainable management of Scottish mountain hares, Scottish Natural Heritage is working with scientists from the James Hutton … Continue reading
The prickly issue of Uists’ waders
It’s thought that just seven hedgehogs were introduced to South Uist in 1974 – to control slugs and snails in a domestic garden. Since then the invasive carnivores have spread across South Uist and Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides. Today, … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Birds, wildlife management
Tagged biodiversity, Bird, birds, Coast, conservation, dunlin, hedgehogs, lapwing, nest predation, redshank, ringed plover, Scottish Natural Heritage, SNH, snipe, waders, wildlife management
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