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Badgers thriving after being targeted by baiters

A family of badgers targeted by badger baiters, who set dogs on the animals, has produced young cubs despite the traumatic incident. The large mammals...

Rail chiefs sett up new homes for badgers along Borders Railway line

THOUSANDS of pounds is being spent rehoming Scots badgers to make way for a new railway line. A £10,000 pot has been set aside by...

Zoo clashes with local group over 'Kidnapped' beauty spot

By Martin Graham A BEAUTY spot immortalised in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel ‘Kidnapped’ is the subject of a furious row between Edinburgh Zoo and...

Advocates for Animals Step Up Calls For Ban On Snares

By Shaun Milne ANIMAL welfare supporters are stepping up their call for a ban on snares by launching a new campaign at the Scottish Parliament...

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