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St Kilda overtakes Bass Rock as home of the world’s largest gannet colony

News | Wildlife & Conservation
St Kilda is now home to the world’s largest gannet colony, the first drone census of the remote archipelago has revealed.  Gannets are the UK’s...
Chick slumped over unhatched egg with Mum Dorcha. Pic by WTML

First osprey chick of the season hatches at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in Lochaber

News | Wildlife & Conservation
The first osprey chick of the season has hatched at Loch Arkaig Pine Forest in Lochaber. Osprey Dad Louis has been in residence every summer...
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Breeding ospreys lay egg at Loch of the Lowes for the first time this year

Wildlife & Conservation
A pair of breeding ospreys have laid an egg at Loch of the Lowes wildlife reserve for the first time this year after a competitive mating...
Scientist Bob Kindness releasing late fry into the River Carron. Credit Elliot Roberts

Conservation stocking may be the only option to stop complete loss of wild salmon populations new study finds

News | Wildlife & Conservation
Wild salmon numbers in Scotland have declined to such an extent that conservation stocking may be the only option to stop the complete loss of...
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Scottish Wildlife Trust buys Highland sporting estate for £17.5m after biggest donation in history

News | Wildlife & Conservation
Scottish Wildlife Trust has purchased a Highland sporting estate after a mystery donor gave them £17.5 million to buy it. The conservation charity has bought...
The Iconic Bass Rock © Greg Macvean

First Gannets of the year return to Bass Rock for spring

Wildlife & Conservation
The first gannets of the year have returned to Bass Rock, home to the largest colony of Northern gannets on the planet. The gannets left...
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