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Let local communities be the stewards of their own wildlife

Letter: Sjúrður Hammer responds to NatureScot’s decision to prohibit the annual Guga Hunt, where islanders collect gannet chicks on the Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir

The Guardian - UK

Scotland’s newest national nature reserve revealed in major conservation boost

A HIGHLAND landscape has joined the country’s top tier of protected sites as a new National Nature Reserve (NNR)

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Last Scottish island bird hunt banned after almost 500 years

LONDON - A centuries-old annual bird chick hunt on a remote Scottish island, known as the Guga Hunt, has been banned this year, the authorities said Monday, citing conservation concerns.

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Scottish gannet chick hunt blocked for first time in 400 years

NatureScot refuses licence for hunt on Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir in which up to 2,000 seabirds are killed

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Government blocks historic island 'guga hunt' from going ahead

The Scottish Government’s environment agency has officially blocked the centuries-old Western Isles 'guga hunt' from going ahead this…

The National (Scotland)

Licence for annual guga hunt refused by Scotland’s nature agency

Young gannets – guga – are taken from open cliffs using a pole and noose, before being gutted, salted and preserved in brine.

Evening Standard

Animal charities welcome NatureScot recommendations to reject guga hunt licence

The charities are calling for a permanent ban to the hunt on the remote island of Sula Sgeir.

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Government set to block historic Scottish island 'guga hunt', files suggest

THE Scottish Government’s environment agency is set to block the centuries-old Western Isles “guga hunt” from going ahead, new documents…

The National (Scotland)

'Disturbing' video of men 'almost trampling' baby birds prompts watchdog action

FRESH concerns have been raised about Scotland’s traditional “guga hunt” after newly surfaced footage showed people taking part in a sack race…

The National (Scotland)

Islanders hit out as anti-Guga hunt activists cost public over £110,000 in 2026

ANIMAL activists protesting against the traditional annual Guga hunt have cost the public more than £110,000 so far this year, it has emerged ...

The National (Scotland)

Permission requested for guga hunt to take place this summer

The hunt has been an annual tradition in Ness, north Lewis, since the 15th century.

Evening Standard

Permission sought for Hebridean island guga hunt despite protests

Permission has been requested for a traditional hunt of young seabirds to take place on an uninhabited Hebridean island later this August

The National (Scotland)

Highland community could be next to reintroduce wild beavers

COMMUNITIES across Lochaber are being invited to discuss the possible reintroduction of beavers to the region as part of efforts to restore…

The National (Scotland)

New calls for Scottish Government to end guga hunt amid animal welfare concerns

The hunt on Sula Sgeir cannot be considered humane, according to a new report from two leading animal welfare organisations.

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The Guardian - UK

Call to phase out ‘inhumane’ guga hunt by working with Hebridean islanders

Annual killing of infant gannets has been carried out on a remote Scottish island for at least 400 years

The National (Scotland)

Pair of invasive terrapins spotted in Clydebank 'illegally released' into canal

Two Terrapins which have been spotted in Clydebank are thought to be a pair 'illegally released' into the canal eight years ago ...

The National (Scotland)

Parrot on the loose 'causes havoc' in Scottish city

A parrot on the loose is 'causing havoc' in a Scottish city and is being blamed for hundreds of pounds worth of damage to cars

The National (Scotland)

Future of ancient Scottish bird hunt in the balance as licences reviewed

THE future of an ancient Scottish bird hunt hangs in the balance as the special licences needed to kill the animals are up for review ...

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SNP under pressure over US billionaire's golf course after secret files' revelations

THE new SNP Government is under pressure to confirm that it will reject plans to build a golf course on a protected Highland beach after documents…

The National (Scotland)

Government officials tell ministers to reject golf course plans on protected beach

SCOTTISH Government officials have advised ministers to reject plans for a golf course on a protected dune system on a Highland beach, files have…

The Independent UK

Council spends £20k to address ‘dive-bombing’ urban gull problem

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The Independent UK

‘Dive-bombing’ urban gulls snatching food and keeping people awake sparks action in Inverness

Increasing conflicts between people and gulls come as species faces serious decline, resulting in herring gulls being placed on the red list for conservation concern

The Guardian - UK

MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration

Exclusive: Ministers accused of trying to keep investment firm’s withdrawal from partnership with NatureScot under wraps

Evening Standard

Shellfish population recovers after Highland loch given protected status

Researchers found the Loch Carron flame shell beds have been restored, after dredging damage was discovered in 2017.

The Independent UK

Scottish government accused of prioritising welfare of divebombing seagulls over people

Less than a third of applications to remove gulls and nests were approved in 2024 despite fears over attacks

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