Croft Woodlands Project is hiring and looking for a new Advisor to build on this fantastic tree planting project in the Western Isles. Based in Harris or Lewis, this is a brilliant job opportunity which is very close to our heart! bit.ly/3JkHKNY #woodlandtrust #hebrides

A flock of 70+ Icelandic redwing feeding on the outskirts of Stornoway.

Wonderful news 😊

Hedgehog conservation!

A pioneering 3-year pilot project – the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme – has been launched.

Using cutting-edge AI, it's a world-first in hedgehog conservation.

More: bit.ly/HedgehogMonito…

Photo: National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme

Thanks to Buglife's Scottish Oil Beetle Hunt & surveying conducted through Species on the Edge, Scottish records of oil beetles on iRecord more than doubled last year! Let's keep it up!

Join the Scottish #OilBeetleHunt in 2024!

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❗️NEWS: First death of squirrelpox virus confirmed north of Scotland’s central belt:

Confirmed in Dunfermline, Fife. This news could have serious consequences for red squirrels - we are urging people in the area to take immediate action👉bit.ly/43OscLD

📸 Sarah Cooper

Working for RSPB involves a lot more than just birds. Here's an example of some amazing collaboration with other environmental partners for red squirrel conservation ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Fascinating new study reveals movements of young satellite-tagged golden eagles in Scotland 🦅

Tag data analyses indicate three distinct sub-populations & provide justification for translocating eagles to South Scotland.

New blog ⬇️
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/03/25/fas…

Hard to understate the significance of this. Strong demand from young people across Scotland for access to crofts and smallholdings. A key priority for land reform...

Huge win for our seabirds!

All Scottish waters and the English North Sea are now CLOSED to industrial sandeel trawling.

That means more fish for seabird beaks.

After a quarter century of campaigning, we're delighted GOV.UK and Scottish Government have put these closures in place.

ANOTHER satellite-tagged hen harrier ('Shalimar') disappears in suspicious circumstances in the notorious Angus Glens.

Yet another example why today's vote on the Wildlife Management Bill is so desperately needed, Jim Fairlie MSP SNP

New blog ⬇️⬇️
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New paper shows UK hunters' voluntary ban on lead shot still ineffective 4 years into 5-year transition with 93% of pheasants killed with lead 🪶 Conservation Evidence Journal eri Prof Debbie Pain
Read the paper here: bit.ly/3Typvun

I know I’m going to take heat for this from others in the ag sector - but I don’t understand WHY farmers are heading to London in “protest” - protesting about what?

As Emily Norton said, we need to take collective responsibility for ourselves…but I’m not sure this is it?

Scotland wouldn't still be home to 75% of Britain's red squirrel if it wasn't for the dedicated efforts of SSRS. Over the moon to hear about the new funding 👏

Britain's most controversial bird

How much damage does the non-native Common Pheasant cause to Britain's ecosystems – and would they even persist in this country without annual mass releases? Mark Avery ponders a contentious species: bit.ly/3Pbvkeq

It has been confirmed that bird flu has been recorded in mainland Antarctica for the first time: bit.ly/48GRXhT

📣🐿 We’re recruiting for 2x new Monitoring and Control Officers in Dunkeld and Argyll & Trossachs!

Deadline 24th March. Apply👇
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NatureScot Net Zero Scotland #NatureRestorationFund

📷 (Clockwise L-R) Nicole Still, Katie Berry, Bob Shand, Jo Foo

Sharing our new pre-print, 'Genetic Lag in a Demographically Recovering Carnivore: The Case of the British Pine Marten (Martes martes)'. We demonstrate that despite a rapid population expansion in Scotland, genetic diversity has not kept pace doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.…

Great to be working with so many dedicated people on a 50 year vision for #redsquirrel conservation in Scotland. Scotland still holds roughly 80% of Britain's red squirrels thanks mainly to years of effort by Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels

“The idea that politicians are celebrating one set of protesters while cracking down on others is chilling. A country that only allows you to demonstrate on issues it agrees with is the very definition of authoritarian.' theguardian.com/environment/20…