Tag: RSPB

Thousands of birds poisoned as hunters flout laws on lead shot

Deadline News Journalist - May 7, 2015

THOUSANDS of birds are being slowly poisoned to death because most hunters ignore laws banning lead shot. Hunters going after pheasant and grouse in wetland...

The existence of Orkney’s famous Stone Age Village is in danger

Scottish News

Guest - October 20, 2013

RISING sea levels are threatening the existence of Orkney’s famous Stone Age Village of Skara Brae, an official report has revealed. Older than Stonehenge and...

Where eagles dare: Research shows historic range of British birds

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - June 8, 2012

EAGLES may now be a rarely-glimpsed symbol of the Scottish Highlands but their domain once stretched as far south as the English Channel. Scots scientists...

RSPB purchase of “already-protected” land criticised

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - May 20, 2012

BIRD protection charity RSPB Scotland is facing criticism it wasted more than £300,000 of public money creating a nature preserve on as site which is already...