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Cher
- 1580 days ago - sundayherald.com

MINISTERS' PLANS for a major expansion of renewable energy into the seas around Scotland could threaten wildlife, according to the government's nature conservation advisers.

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Orphan Seal Pups Get New Pool in Seal Sanctuary
Animals (tags: scotland, marine wildlife, seals, orphaned, seal swimming pool, endangered, extinction, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1583 days ago - wildlifeextra.com

January 2009. Rescued seal pups in a sanctuary in Scotland will get the perfect New Years present - a swimming pool specially designed to help them on the road back to health and to freedom. The Highland seal sanctuary near John O'Groats in Scotland is

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10 Years of Bird Crime in Scotland - Not a Single Jail Sentence
Animals (tags: scotland, wildlife, birds, poisoning, crime, no jail sentences, AnimalCruelty, endangered, extinction, humans, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1595 days ago - wildlifeextra.com

decade of illegal poisoning and bird of prey crime reveals the scale of the challenge ahead. January 2009. New figures show that in the past decade just 26 out of almost 300 cases of illegal poisoning and other crime directed against birds of prey in

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Hens Fall Foul of Hungry Wildlife
Animals (tags: scotland, wildlife, animals, live stock, cold weather )

Jacquelin
- 1596 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk

Sub-zero temperatures and a lack of traditional food sources are driving wildlife to prey on livestock, according to a Highlands crofter. Marina Dennis said she has lost hens to birds of prey and badgers. She said rules prohibiting dead sheep bein

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99% Call for Urgent Action to Protect Seals
Animals (tags: scotland, marine wildlife, seals, Seal Conservation Act 1970, urgent action, endangered, extinction, habitat, humans, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1603 days ago - wildlifeextra.com

Public look to government to take lead on seals protection December 2008. The Scottish Government is expected to release its response to the consultation on Scotland's first Marine Bill. Of the 4,177 responses to Question 43 on the Seal Forum Review of

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Investigation Into Claims Sea Eagles Have Killed Hundreds of Lambs
Animals (tags: scotland, wildlife, birds of prey, sea eagles, live stock, killing, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1632 days ago - telegraph.co.uk

The raptors, that have a wingspan of eight feet, were first reintroduced to the west of Scotland 30 years ago after going extinct in Britain at the beginning of the last century. A programme to bring the birds back to the east of Scotland began this summe

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TAKE ACTION; Ban Snares- Help Stop Animal Suffering, - PLZ SIGN PETITION
Animals (tags: scotland, ban animal snares, foxes, badgers, wildlife, animal suffering, cruelty, goverment, laws )

Simone
- 1635 days ago - e-activist.com

Please write to the Scottish Minister Mike Russell who is responsible for changes to the legislation which can bring an end to this suffering. Please enter your details below so that we can complete your letter with your details and those for Mike

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Dolphins Put on Spectacular Display Off Isle of Mull
Animals (tags: scotland, marine wildlife, dolphins, putting on a show, endangered, extinction, habitat, humans, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1641 days ago - telegraph.co.uk

A school of dolphins put on a spectacular acrobatic display near the remote Scottish Hebridean town which doubles up as the setting for the BBC children's programme Balamory. The common bottle-nose dolphins have earned a celebrity status among residents

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Scottish Support for Total Snare Ban Grows to 79%
Animals (tags: snares, ban, Scotland, animals, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, environment, habitat, protection, pets, wildlife )

Cher
- 1681 days ago - wildlifeextra.com

The poll shows that support for the ban on snares has grown since 2007 when a poll showed 75% support for a ban. The public support is echoed by vets in Scotland, 75% of whom think the use of snares should be made illegal.

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Watchful Eye on Lost Loch Whale
Animals (tags: scotland, marine wildlife, whales, northern bottle-nosed whale . loch, lost, endangered, extinction, habitat, humans, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1688 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk

Animal welfare officers are observing a northern bottle-nosed whale which has got lost in a loch. The mammal has been seen in recent days in Loch Eil, near Fort William, in Lochaber. The SSPCA said they were keeping an eye on the animal, which is

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Aye of the Tiger as Pair Go North ~ Video
Animals (tags: scotland, zoolife, wildlife, wild animals, big cats, rare tigers, endangered, extinction, habitat, humans, protection )

Jacquelin
- 1690 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk

Two Amur tigers have been transported from Edinburgh Zoo to a new enclosure at the Highland Wildlife Park, near Kingussie. The pair named Yuri and Sasha have previously reared six cubs. Edinburgh Zoo said the wild population was in its healthiest

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Thousands of Seals Shot in Scotland Every Year - Marine Bill Must Act
Animals (tags: AnimalCruelty, seals, Scotland )

Cristina
- 1714 days ago - wildlifeextra.com

September 2008. Advocates for Animals has launched a campaign to end the killing of seals in Scottish waters. The LOOK OUT for SEALS campaign aims to achieve full legal protection for seals in a new Scottish Marine Bill.

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Another Year of Widespread Seabird Breeding Failure on Scotland's Sea Cliffs
Animals (tags: seabirds, breeding, failure, Scotland, birds, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 1777 days ago - wildlifeextra.com

The first reports of this years seabird breeding performance on RSPB Scotland's coastal reserves indicate continuing problems for the country's internationally important populations of guillemots, kittiwakes and other seabirds, with nests abandoned

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60% Decline in Fulmar Numbers in Scotland
Animals (tags: fulmars, birds, Scotland, animals, decline in numbers, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, habitat, wildlife )

Cher
- 1799 days ago - wildlifeextra.com

The 2008 count of nesting fulmars on John Muir Trust's Sandwood Bay estate, near Cape Wrath, the most north-westerly point on the British mainland , have raised fears that 2008 could be another dire year for Scotland's seabirds.

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Sporrans Made From Canadian Seal Hunts
Animals (tags: seal, fur, sporran, scotland )

Vida
- 1811 days ago - news.sky.com

Seal skins from the controversial Canadian hunts are being sold in Scotland to make sporrans - and buyers are being misled about their origin.

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