‘Wonder dog’ survives five weeks lost in Highlands
Sniffing at the heels of the extraordinary story earlier this week of Sophie Tucker, the canine castaway, comes another amazing tale of dogged endurance from the wilds of Scotland. Read More »
Hunted: The white deer with a bounty on its head
Wildlife lovers have called for an extremely rare Scottish white deer to be protected amid fears the animal will attract bounty hunters when the roebuck hunting season gets under way on 1 April. Read More »
Climate change leaves British birds on the brink
Birdwatchers of Britain may face longer treks northwards in search of native species over the coming decades because of climate change, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says in a report published this week. More alarmingly, several breeds native to Scotland face extinction as rising temperatures literally drive them off the map. Read More »
UK’s red squirrels facing ‘painful, lingering death’
Conservationists in Scotland have launched a last-ditch campaign to save the native red squirrel from extinction and halt the invading grey squirrel’s conquest of Britain in its tracks. Read More »