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How is Scotland’s east coast bottlenose dolphin population doing?
The Moray Firth Special Area of Conservation (SAC), designated in 2005, protects the only resident population of bottlenose dolphins in the North Sea, which is the most northern resident bottlenose dolphin population in the world! In today’s blog, Rona Sinclair … Continue reading
Posted in mammals, Marine, NatureScot
Tagged dolphins, Marine, marine conservation, marine mammal, NatureScot, University of Aberdeen
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Every chough counts
In today’s blog, NatureScot’s Ornithology Adviser, Dave Parish gives us an insight into some of the ways farmers are helping to support Scotland’s critically endangered chough. This is an exciting time of year…chough are now laying their eggs at the … Continue reading
Posted in Agri-Environment Climate Scheme, biodiversity, Birds, coastal, conservation, Farming, NatureScot
Tagged biodiversity, birding, birds, Birds, conservation, Farming, nature, NatureScot, photography, Wildlife
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The Shapeshifting Hares of the Gàidhealtachd
Roddy Maclean considers the place of the native hare in Gaelic folklore and landscape. Continue reading
Posted in Folklore, Gaelic, mammals, Mountain hare
Tagged Gaelic, hares, NatureScot, place-names, Roddy Maclean
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Protecting our peatland birds
It’s spring, and many of our birds have love on their minds! But once ground-nesting birds start thinking about breeding, anyone involved in peatlands has to start thinking about the far less romantic practicalities. They will need to ensure any … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged birds, breeding birds, ground nesting birds, NatureScot, peatland, Peatland ACTION, peatland restoration
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Trees of Harris
Today’s guest blog is written by Fañch Bihan-Gallic, a ranger with the North Harris Trust. Leugh ann an Gàidhlig / Read in Gaelic Being a ranger on an estate like North Harris is quite a unique experience. Caring for over … Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, NatureScot, Ranger Services, trees
Tagged Gaelic, Harris, NatureScot, North Harris Trust, Fañch Bihan-Gallic, Community Land Scotland
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Saving Scotland’s chough
In today’s blog, NatureScot Ornithologist Dave Parish tells us about the plight of the red-billed chough, a bird which is now facing extinction here in Scotland. Found exclusively on the islands of Islay and Colonsay, Scotland has barely 50 pairs … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity, Birds, coastal, conservation, Farming, Land management, Uncategorized
Tagged birds, NatureScot
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Women in STEM – Peatland ACTION leads the way
To celebrate International Women’s Day we’re highlighting the fact that over 50% of the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) focussed jobs at NatureScot Peatland ACTION are currently held by women. This bucks the UK statistics, where currently less than … Continue reading
Gaelic Cures for Snakebite recorded by the ‘Adder King’
Roddy Maclean looks at traditional native treatments for adder bite as described by Norman Morrison of Shawbost in this seminal 1924 publication ‘The Life-Story of the Adder’. Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, History, Reptiles
Tagged adder, adders, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, NatureScot, Roddy Maclean
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Leigheasan Gàidhealach airson Bìdeadh-nathrach, a rèir ‘Rìgh nan Nathraichean’
Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain a’ toirt sùil air na leigheasan traidiseanta airson bìdeadh nathrach-nimhe mar a nochdas iad anns an leabhar ‘The Life-Story of the Adder’, a chaidh fhoillseachadh ann an 1924. Continue reading
Posted in Gaelic, History, Reptiles
Tagged adder, adders, Gaelic, Gàidhlig, nathair, NatureScot, NàdarAlba, Ruairidh MacIlleathain
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New film spotlights the benefits of healthy peatlands across Ben Wyvis and the River Peffrey
A new Peatland ACTION film has just been released that highlights the landscape-scale benefits of peatland restoration. The short film focusses on the fantastic work that has been done at NatureScot’s Ben Wyvis National Nature Reserve (NNR). On its own, … Continue reading
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