Imagine if large numbers of farm animals were lying dead in fields. Only because the dead salmon are under water and out of sight that fish farms think they can get away with it. www.thenational.scot/news/2592898...

Culling of foxes, crows & ravens 'inefficient, economically unjustifiable & ethically questionable’. National Museum of Natural History researchers examined effects of hunting 'species likely to cause damage' They found cost of destroying these animals exceeded agricultural damage caused

Disaster capitalism not good for the economy

The unacceptable face of the shooting “industry."

For the 2nd time in 2 days, the BBC World at One #wato reports that there are upcoming elections to the “Scottish Government”. This is not true. There are upcoming elections to Scottish Parliament. Government is then elected by MSPs. This is elementary stuff to get right

Is this how we want our national parks to be treated? Used for killing wildlife which, having served their blood letting purpose, are then dumped. @cairngormsnews.bsky.social @raptorpersuk.bsky.social

‘Guardians of the Countryside’, my arse.

EMAIL your MSP candidates TODAY✨: www.scottishwildbeavers.org.uk/take-action/... Sean Davis - Independent Candidate has pledged to support restoring Scotland's river catchments and enabling coexistence with beavers. You can take action today!✨ @beavertrust @scottishgreens @scottishwildlifetrust

Sadly, this is absolutely necessary and I welcome it for at least 2 reasons: Books are personal, about sharing experience & exploring ideas - if you’ve read my books, you’ve met me. And a human author is *accountable* for what they/we write: we take responsibility & influences/money are traceable.

Scottish Green MSP @markruskell.bsky.social has welcomed the support of legendary conservationist and campaigner Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social for his bill to end #GreyhoundRacing in Scotland Data from 2023 showed that 109 #greyhounds died trackside in the UK greens.scot/news/green-m...

Campaigners complained to a government animal welfare watchdog, with videos of badly injured salmon at a fish farm. This prompted a review, but should more have been done? Our latest: https://www.theferret.scot/videos-damaged-salmon-bakkafrost/

What's happened to the police investigation in to the poisoned Hen Harrier found dead on the edge of a grouse moor in North Yorkshire? #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/10/w...

Did you know, a diet made up of mostly peanuts has been linked to weaker jaws in red squirrels? If you’re feeding red squirrels, check out our Supplementary Feeding Guide to make sure you’re offering a balanced meal. Find the guide here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/publications 📷 Steve Gardner

A new report from wildlife charity Buglife reveals that pesticides from common flea and tick treatments are now widespread in rivers across Britain and may be contributing to major declines in freshwater invertebrates bit.ly/4b1Pu50

Alleged breaches of mandatory Bird Flu biosecurity regulations on Guy Ritchie's Pheasant & Partridge shoot in Wiltshire. New blog ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/09/a...

Breaches usually result in a written warning. Criminal prosecutions are possible and are a necessary deterrent. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social

Some fantastic photos taken over the weekend of a male hen harrier on Tarras Valley. Don't forget we still have some spaces available on our up and coming Skydancer Day bird watching tours! The booking link is here: tickets.mp/tvnrskydance... 📸 Photo credit: Alistair Moulstone

Scotland's Missing Forests/ Too Many Deer - double bill of films at Larick Centre Tayport April 12th 2pm with myself, filmmaker Steve Rawson and ecologists Derek Pretswell & Ron Greer for Q&A. Worried about Barren Scotland - this is for you lesleyriddoch.com/events

Puffin “wreck” on French/Iberian coasts getting zero media coverage. A major disaster. Needs to be covered by the mainstream media. @markavery.bsky.social @theguardian.com @birdtrack.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social @jbfarthing.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social @btoscotland.bsky.social

Waders/shorebirds have relatively high annual survival (and low productivity). Bird ringing/banding is key to mearsuring survival. When a survival rate falls it can have a rapid impact on population level. 🎂 Blog from 8 March 2018: wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/03/08/m... #ConservationScience🌍

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Puffins from the Shiant Isles are having a tough winter of it with an almost unprecedented 'wreck' on European coasts.

Do Brits fear being dragged into an illegal war? www.channel4.com/news/do-brit...

What everyone forgets is that every soldier has a mother. During years of Cold War imagined mothers on ‘other side’ worrying as much as I did (tho I didn’t have children then). It’s time we put war in the Middle Ages box & always found peaceful ways of sorting out problems.

1/ Five leading charities forge partnership for bird conservation for the Bird Atlas 2027–31! 🐦 But what is the Bird Atlas? ⬇️🧵 #Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social @birdwatchireland.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @scottishbirding.bsky.social @birdsinwales.bsky.social

New post Parkswatchscotland: Apologies to Sandy Bremner and readers for error in post on National Parks and NLHF https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/?p=32524

SNP one and two minimises the SNP2 vote. Use your list vote for another pro independence party. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

On ferry for Arran and screening of Finland film in Whiting Bay Hall 7.30 tonight. Great sailing weather & after earlier cancellations the ferry is on time. Huzzah. Still tix for tonight & Prestwick Sunday. Largs sold out. lesleyriddoch.com/events

Please report any dead birds found on @birdtrack.bsky.social Very straightforward to use.

NatureScot reinstates use of General Licences on Raeshaw Estate during appeal process raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/03/n...

Congratulations to @ruthtingay.bsky.social for making the Big Issues’s 100 Chnagemakers for her work @raptorpersuk.bsky.social and @wildjustice.bsky.social Good news to wake up to! www.bigissue.com/news/environ...

It is disgraceful! Shame on the Labour government.

New post Parkswatchscotland: What does the Scottish Government’s rejection of the Flamingo Land planning application mean & what now? https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/?p=32470

Is this all Reform is good for? Divide and conquer

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Mass deaths like this underline just how fragile our #seabirds are, as well as the urgent need to build resilience in their populations...The #RSPB is calling amongst other things, for stronger protection of breeding colonies from invasive predators. #Biosecurity is key

A few of our colleagues were lucky enough to attend the #IslandInvasives conference in New Zealand this February. A fantastic opportunity to find out what is happening around the world for #biosecurity and #island restoration, knowledge share with experts and learn about developing technologies.

BLOG - Tulchan Estate is not for sale for offers over £67 million. Instead the shareholding of the company that owns it (in turn owned in Guernsey) is for sale. This has implications for tax receipts & the tenant farmers whose right to buy is once again blocked. andywightman.scot/2026/02/tulc...

That's the way to do it. So good to see progressive politicians pushing back hard on Reform's messaging. Highly effective and so refreshing and Labour could learn a lot from Polanski in this regard. Take the attack to the Faragists - don't let them get away with it.

Some commentary on the murder conviction of ex-Head Gamekeeper David Campbell. #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/27/s...

More marine protected areas are required in Scotland free of damaging dredging.

BB eye: A birder’s guide to High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) A clear, timely overview of bird flu, outbreak history, and how we monitor its impacts on wild bird populations. 📰 Open access until the end of February! 🔗 britishbirds.co.uk/journal/arti... 📸 Common Crane, by David Tipling

First confirmed cases of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) on Gough Island represent one of the most geographically isolated detections of HPAIV to date. But how did it get there? Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/2222... 🧪🪶🌍 #seabirds

Wherever I end up, it's always fun to find colour-rings, so a double-hit of blue-ringed Black-headed Gulls, stood on the rails, around Salford Quays today was very welcome. Almost certainly local birds but no matter, a CR is a CR 🙂 Look forward to hearing more 👍 @kanebrides.bsky.social #ukbirding

The totals reported on @birdtrack.bsky.social are likely to be a fraction of the seabirds coming ashore. Please report birds to help gain a better understanding of the impact of the ‘wreck'. @markavery.bsky.social markavery.info/2026/02/23/r...

An inspirational film. Well worth a watch. 😀

Signs of spring on the reserve brightening up a very wet and gloomy Wednesday in Langholm 🌱🐸 Spring is on the way ☀️

Retired gamekeeper David Campbell guilty of murdering ex-colleague Brian Low, with whom he worked on the Edradynate Estate. This estate was one of the worst for raptor persecution. Lots to say about this one... glad they finally got him ⚖️ #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/02/25/s...

If you couldn’t make it to our lynx Information Sessions, there's still time to take part – browse the information materials, complete our online questionnaire or book a one-to-one conversation with a member of the Lynx to Scotland project team. 👉 https://lynxtoscotland.pulse.ly/spzp9utjoq