Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Tag: Swans

Thousands of birds poisoned as hunters flout laws on lead shot

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...

Swans shot in airgun attack

TWO swans have been critically injured after being shot by an airgun inLivingston. The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) was...

Headless swan could have been killed by love rival

A SWAN that was found decapitated in a park may have been killed by a love rival. Police were called by a local resident in...

Picture of the Day: Swans at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh

SWAN LAKE: Cygnini lap up the sunshine at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh. Photograph by Katielee Arrowsmith. Download more great pictures from our online archive at...

Dog owner hunted after swans savaged

By Alexander Lawrie A PAIR of swans have been put down by vets following a savage attack by two dogs. Scottish SPCA officers rushed to the...

Train crash covers twenty swans in oil

By Michael MacLeod TWENTY swans were among dozens of seabirds covered in oil after Tuesday's freight train derailment. The helpless birds bore the brunt of 1,000...

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