Tag: conservationists

Thousands of birds poisoned as hunters flout laws on lead shot

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - May 7, 2015

THOUSANDS of birds are being slowly poisoned to death because most hunters ignore laws banning lead shot. Hunters going after pheasant and grouse in wetland...

THE lynx effect could be the answer to deer overpopulation in Scotland

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Deadline News Journalist - October 10, 2014

THE lynx effect could be the answer to deer overpopulation in Scotland, say experts. The cats naturally hunt deer in the wild and would be...

Beavers reintroduced to Scotland – at a price?

Deadline News Journalist - May 29, 2009

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE SCOTTISH conservationists fear the reintroduction of beavers to the country’s rivers will lead to plummeting fish stocks. The Salmon and Trout Association (STA),...

Celtic not green enough 009

Deadline News Journalist - November 13, 2007

Words by Douglas Walker, Deadline Press and Picture Agency CELTIC may be famous for wearing green but when it comes to being environmentally friendly they...