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Capercaillie numbers at leks down 9% amid extinction fears

The number of male Capercaillie at leks was down nine percent amid extinction fears for the species, The Scottish Gamekeepers Association has warned.  Only 153...
Great Skua. Credit: Louise Greenhorn

Five seabird species added to the UK red list

Five seabird species have been added to the UK red list of birds most in need of conservation, the RSPB has announced. The Arctic Tern,...
Rum house with starry skies. Credit: Steven Gray Cosmos Planetarium

Rum named as Scotland’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary

The Isle of Rum has been designated as Scotland’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary - just the second place in Europe to hold the accreditation....
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Great White Egrets successfully fledge in Scotland for the first time

Great White Egrets have successfully fledged in Scotland for the first time.  Three chicks left their nest near the Loch of Strathbeg nature reserve near...
Flow Country. Credit Sam Rose.

Scotland’s Flow Country secures Unesco World Heritage status

It's a vast and unspoiled blanket bog that carpets the far north of Scotland. But now The Flow Country has been made a world heritage...
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Galloway chosen as preferred location of Scotland’s third national park

By Izzy Alexander  Galloway has been chosen as the preferred location for Scotland's newest national park. There are currently two national parks north of the...


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