Two tracts of Inverness-shire moorland are the subject of notices to Highland Council planning department to inform it of their […]
Read MoreFishing for data: Fisheries trusts work with anglers to gather information to conserve Atlantic salmon
Scotland’s Fisheries Trusts and District Salmon Fishery Boards are participating in a national project designed to gather information on the […]
Read MoreFunding boost for nature and climate adaptation in Deeside
Large-scale conservation work across the Dee catchment has been given the green light thanks to a major cash injection of […]
Read MorePeatland restoration works starting to come through planning system in Badenoch and Strathspey
A change in Scottish planning policy has resulted in a raft of applications for peatland restoration works being lodged for […]
Read MoreForestry action to protect peatlands
New guidance issued by Scottish Forestry is encouraging the use of ‘less disruptive’ techniques when preparing the ground for tree […]
Read MoreNorth American signal crayfish discovered in Castle Douglas loch
An alien invader has been discovered in Carlingwark Loch. The North American signal crayfish has been found at the Castle […]
Read MoreInland Fisheries Ireland – Illegal fishing is damaging our fish stocks
In its annual report for 2020, Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency responsible for the protection and conservation of freshwater […]
Read MoreClimate change: IPCC report is ‘code red for humanity’
Human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways, a major UN scientific report has said. The […]
Read More£350,000 programme under way to repopulate Teith’s rivers
It is the king of fish and one of the finest places to catch it in central Scotland is the River […]
Read MoreIndependent review into regulation of fish farms underway in Scotland
AN independent review into the regulation of fish farms is underway, the Scottish Government has said. Professor Russel Griggs has […]
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