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An entertaining read to put spring in your step
The Nature of Spring, by Jim Crumley, one of Scotland’s foremost wildlife writers, sees him continue his seasonal writing series with the addition of spring. This thought-inducing paean to nature brings the issues of the natural world to the forefront, reminding us of global warming and the threat it brings to Scottish species such as…
Read MorePlans to restrict use of lead shot at wetlands
The continued use of lead shot in the UK is now at a tipping-point. This comes after the publication of the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) proposals to further restrict shooting on or over wetlands. The inclusion of ‘peatland’ within the restriction and the ban on possessing lead shot when on a wetland are the two…
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