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• Artist Paints Brighter Picture for Endangered Wildcat

  

  Ailsa Niamh BlackOne of the many paintings created by the Dumfriesshire artist is a piece featuring a charming Scottish wildcat.The SWA team were struck by the... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Quarter of a Billion Flame Shells Find Lights up Marine Protected Area

  

  A flame shell on a shallow water maerl bed in outer Loch Carron© SNHThe world’s largest known colony of a brilliant but shy species of shellfish has been... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Christmas is Coming, the Goose is Getting Fit! Special Bird ‘fitness Tracker’...

  

  Greenland white fronted geese make a 6000km round trip each year to overwinter in Scotland but not every bird finds it a breeze, according to new research from... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Britain's Birds - Winners and Losers

  

  Chiffchaff © Amy LewisThe 20th annual BirdTrends report from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), just published, gives the latest information on the winner... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• The Oldest Living Member of a Gloucestershire Swan Dynasty Has Arrived from the...

  

  Croupier, the 26-year-old leader of one of the biggest Bewick’s swan families ever studied at Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust’s famous Swan Lake at Slimbridge,... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Boost for Scotland’s International Reputation for Wilderness and Wildlife

  

  Glen Affric © Grant WilloughbyScotland’s international reputation as a key destination for experiencing world-class wild landscapes and outstanding wildlife is... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Kittiwake Joins the Red List of UK Birds Facing Risk of Global Extinction

  

  Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com) The kittiwake (a small species of gull), has been added to the list of birds considered to be facing the risk of global extinction. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Don’t Let This Be the Last Post for Albatross

  

  Fabiano Peppes (rspb-images.com) Albatrosses are threatened this Christmas but the RSPB has a festive plea, asking people to help raise funds to protect these... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Biggest-ever Influx of One of Our Smallest Garden Birds

  

  Coal Tit © Aidan TidmanThis November, Coal Tits were seen in over 70% of gardens, according to figures from the British Trust for Ornithology's (BTO) Garden... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Report Reveals the Effect of a Changing Climate on the UK’s Birds

  

  · Many of our rare breeding birds are at a high risk of extinction in the UK, based on projections of how climate will become less suitable for these species·... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• [Press Release] Project Sees Highest Number of Fledged Hen Harriers

  

  As part of efforts to conserve hen harriers, 21 estates across Scotland have now joined the Heads Up for Harriers project in 2017. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• [Press Release] Cold Winds Set to Ruffle Feathers

  

  © Ben Andrew/RSPB Images· As birds struggle to survive the cold snap, your garden can become a haven this winter· RSPB suggests seven top tips to help, includin... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• [Press Release] First Steps Taken to Tackle Puffin Decline

  

  © David Ormerod· Global puffin numbers have plummeted in recent years with scientists predicting that without help more than half of the population could... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• [Press Release] Does the Early Bird Catch the Caterpillar?

  

  Willow Warbler by Chris KnightsNewly published research led by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) sheds light on the impact that climate change has had on... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• [Press Release] Funding Success Offers Hope for One of Britain’s Rarest...

  

  Bilberry bumblebee © Glen SheeBumblebee Conservation Trust has been awarded £720,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an ambitious initiative to... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• [Press Release] Back from the Brink off to a Tree-mendous Start

  

  Harvest mouse © Ben AndrewNovember 15 sees the official launch of one of one the most ambitious conservation programmes in England – Back from the Brink. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• [Press Release] Voting Urged to Help Save Scotland’s Great Yellow Bumblebee

  

  Great yellow bumblebee on clover by Gordon MackieAn ambitious project in the Outer Hebrides to save the Great yellow bumblebee – which some experts believe is... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• [Press Release] Wildlife Lovers Get an Early Christmas Treat as Super Finches...

  

  © Andy Hay/RSPB ImagesAn unusually high number of giant finches have come to the UK this winter.Hawfinches are the nutcrackers of the bird world, with their... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• [Press Release] Swan Late! The First Bewick’s Swan Has Finally Landed at WWT...

  

  After a long wait, the Bewick’s swan has finally arrived in Gloucestershire after an epic journey from the Arctic.The bird - so iconic to Slimbridge - has kept... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Red Squirrel Reintroduction Success with Breeding and Natural Expansion

  

  Red squirrel © Peter Cairns www.scotlandbigpicture.com A project by Trees for Life relocating red squirrels to their old forest homes in northwest Scotland has... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT