Category Scotland

Birds, Conservation, Fauna, Large predators, Scotland

Scotland to tag sea eagle chicks to assess predation on lambs

July 18 – Scottish scientists will fit GPS trackers to up to 35 white-tailed eagle chicks over the next two years to help assess the extent of sea eagle predation on lambs and sheep, according to government nature agency NatureScot.…

Rudy Ruitenberg
July 18, 2026

Conservation, Fauna, Insects, Scotland

Scotland releases rare moth eggs to establish new population

May 6, 2026 – Three British wildlife charities released 4,000 eggs of the dark bordered beauty moth in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park in a bid to establish a new population of the rare species, which is currently restricted in the…

Rudy Ruitenberg
May 6, 2026