Tag: RSPB

Army vets shoot horny goats with contraceptive pill to save protected woodland

Business

Deadline News Journalist - August 9, 2016

ARMY veterans are shooting horny goats with the contraceptive pill in a bid to curb their destruction of a protected woodland. The 222 acre Pollochro...

Ospreys given their own dummy power pole to stop them from being fried

In Brief

Kirsty Stewart - May 27, 2016

FAKE electricity poles have been installed in the Borders - to stop ospreys from getting fried. The rare pair, named Samson and Delilah, were spotted...

Hopes raise of first Orkney sea eagle chicks in 150 years

In Brief

Kirsty Stewart - March 25, 2016

A PAIR of sea eagles in Orkney are raising hopes they could produce the first chicks in almost 150 years for the island. The young...

RSPB escapes £30K fine for illegal logging

RSPB faces fine after felling thousands of trees without a licence

Scottish News

Peter Laing - May 15, 2015

ONE of Britain’s biggest wildlife charities faces a big fine after chopping down thousands of trees without a licence. The RSPB appears to have broken...

Bill Oddie backs T in the Park move, claiming ospreys are tolerant of noise

Entertainment

Peter Laing - May 12, 2015

T IN THE Park’s controversial bid for a new home has received surprise backing from celebrity twitcher Bill Oddie. The 73-year-old vice-president of the RSPB...

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