John Coe and Aquarius. Credit: Hebrides Cruises

Scotland’s whales: Two orcas spotted off coast of Ardnamurchan

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A rare sighting of two killer whales off the coast of Ardnamurchan has been captured on video.  The orcas John Coe and Aquarius belong to...
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The great egg caper that could save the rare capercaillie from dying out

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Researchers made fake nests and filled them with chicken eggs as part of a trial designed to help save the capercaillie, one of the UK's...
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Four wildcat kittens born outside captivity in Cairngorms National Park marks major milestone

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Four wildcat kittens have been born in the Cairngorms National Park and are thought to be the first to be born outside captivity in Scotland...
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Isle of May: Numbers of puffins at one of UK’s largest colonies increase by a third

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Numbers of puffins at one of the UK’s largest colonies on the Isle of May have increased by around a third since 2017, experts have...
Planting taking place at RSPB Scotland Corrimony nature reserve. Credit: RSPB Scotland

Corrimony Nature Reserve: Signs of recovery at wildfire hit nature reserve a year on

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It was destroyed by a devastating wildfire last year, but now there are signs of recovery at Corrimony Nature Reserve. Flames burned in woodland and...
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Red squirrel: bid to increase west Scotland’s population numbers

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There are around 120,000 of them in Scotland, but habitat loss is one of the biggest threats to the survival of red squirrels. In a...
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