2009-05-14, Shooting Times SNH clarifies raptor control

Scottish Natural Heritage has issued new guidance to make it easier for land managers to control protected predators Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) announced new guidance on 8 May that will help land managers in Scotland apply for licences to control protected predators such as buzzards, ravens,...

2009-05-05, The Press and Journal Distillers have dram fine idea to help rare black grouse

Published: An endangered bird should be strutting its stuff with renewed vigour this spring after getting welcome sponsorship from a whisky company. The RSPBs 3,780-acre Corrimony nature reserve in Glenurquhart, Inverness-shire, is home to the black grouse and capercaillie which at this time of...

2009-05-05, BBC News Nottinghamshire New project to protect wildcats

A new project is being launched with the aim of giving the endangered Scottish wildcat greater...

2009-03-25, Shootinguk Game keeper redundancies soar as recession hits shooting

The current economic climate has caused the number of gamekeepers being made redundant to increase at a dramatic rate, according to Helen Benson of the Gamekeepers Welfare Trust (GWT).

2009-03-19, The Times Red stag just vermin' if closed season ditched

Scotland's red stags and the deer stalking industry are threatened by plans to scrap the closed season and allow year-round shooting, gamekeepers have...

2009-03-19, BBC Pregnant red deer shot with arrow

A heavily pregnant red deer was put down by estate stalkers after it was found with an arrow through its...

2009-03-18, This is Cornwall.co.uk Grouse moors are no ecological desert

As the person in charge of protecting the country's landscape, she should be aware of the real conservation efforts being made by grouse moor managers and their significant...

2009-03-17, Shootinguk Police concerns over illegal night shooting of deer

Concerns over illegal night-shooting of deer in Scotland have prompted the Deer Commission for Scotland (DCS) and Grampian Police to call on legitimate deer controllers to ensure that they are registered to shoot at...

2009-03-06, Farmers Guardian Farmers to join fight against rural crime

FARMERS in Scotland will serve as constables to help police fight crime in the countryside and increase safety in rural communities. They will be joined by landowners, gamekeepers and farm staff as part of a new recruitment drive for special constables in Central Scotland and Tayside...

2009-02-19, Daily Express SCOTS GAMEKEEPERS HAVE TERRORISTS IN THEIR SIGHTS

GAMEKEEPERS and landowners are to be recruited by the police to help tackle countryside crime, it was announced...

2009-02-10, Shooting Times Deer Commission for Scotland's review of deer legislation

Stalkers are alarmed that the DCS has proposed introducing compulsory competence training and changing restrictions on the close seasons Scottish shooting organisations have condemned controversial new proposals from the Deer Commission for Scotland (DCS), which include scrapping Scotland s close seasons...

2009-02-09, The Herald_uk Reports recommends open season on red deer

Open season should be declared on Scotland's "monarchs of the glen" to cut the soaring population of red deer in the Highlands, a report recommends. For more than 50 years, stalkers have been banned from shooting stags between October and June and hinds from February to...

2009-01-28, BBC News Scotland Stolen hawks found safe and well

A pair of Harris hawks stolen from a garden during a break-in at a house near Stirling, have been found safe and...

2009-01-28, The Press and Journal Weather blamed for drop in numbers of black grouse

Conservation groups struggle to retain population of at-risk species on nature...

2009-01-19, The Times By nature its cruel

Reports of buzzard killing a phalarope bring real world of nature to...

2009-01-15, Shootinguk Birds of prey poisoning map released by Scottish Government

A map of Scotland detailing where raptors have been poisoned has been hailed as a significant step in the fight against wildlife crime. The species of birds confirmed as poisoned included peregrine falcons, red kites, buzzards, golden eagles and tawny...

2009-01-10, Business.scotsman.com Venison producers give politicians food for thought

VENISON is one of the most under-rated red meats, with many consumers claiming the flavour is too strong for them. The venison on offer at the Scottish Parliament this week at a presentation by those involved in this sector, which is now worth more than £70 million a year to the Scottish economy, was...

2009-01-06, Shootinguk Rules on shooting ravens to be relaxed

In an effort to protect newborn lambs and calves, farmers are to be allowed to shoot more ravens than previously permitted, NFU Scotland has...

2008-12-29, Online Sun Poach alert in crunch

GANGS of poachers are killing hundreds of deer as demand for cheap meat soars during the credit...

2008-12-03, John O'Groat Journal Far North not a soft touch, wildlife criminals warned

WILDLIFE criminals are being told not to view the Far North of Scotland as a soft touch for their illicit activities. The warning comes as police, wildlife managers and representatives of countryside agencies in Caithness and Sutherland unite to mount an offensive on poaching.