Deeside gamekeeper banned for three years for alleged illegal bird trap
A Deeside gamekeeper has been banned from working for three years amid claims a bird of prey was illegally trapped on an estate.
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Birds killed after fire breaks out at Blair Drummond Safari Park
Two of Scotland’s biggest birds - an endangered vulture and a white-tailed sea eagle - have been killed in a fire at a popular wildlife park.
Calls for urgent meeting after charges dropped over shooting of hen harrier
A wildlife charity is calling for an urgent meeting with prosecutors after they dropped charges against a former north-east gamekeeper, accused of illegally shooting a bird of prey.
Crimes against birds of prey down on last year new figures reveal
The number of crimes targeting birds of prey has dropped slightly in the last year, new figures have revealed.
Landowners prepared to see if measure works
A landowners' organisation has said it supported the objective of reducing wildlife crime but said it would "take time" to establish how the restriction would work in practice.
Action to tackle bird of prey deaths
Landowners and managers suspected of wildlife crime could lose licences to trap or shoot birds on their property.
Buzzards found dead in Aberdeenshire
The discovery of six dead birds of prey in an Aberdeenshire field is being investigated by police.