Blogs
2/7/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland , Hen harrier/Grouse shooting , Policy
NatureScot announced that the grouse shoot licensing scheme will launch on 15th July 2024.
27/6/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland , Hen harrier/Grouse shooting
During the last week of May and the first week of June, GWCT staff were active across Scotland assessing tick burdens on red grouse chicks. This was the third year of surveys within a five-year research project that aims to determine the relationship between mountain hare densities and red grouse tick burdens.
14/5/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: Hen harrier/Grouse shooting
A recent article in the Guardian (8th April) about the Bermuda triangle for hen harriers typifies the debate surrounding hen harrier conservation and the nature of this ‘human-wildlife conflict’.
29/3/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland , Hen harrier/Grouse shooting , Policy
So, the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill has passed through Scottish Parliament, marking nearly seven years of scrutiny, originating with the implementation of the Werritty Grouse Management Review in 2017.
28/3/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland , Hen harrier/Grouse shooting , Policy
If we hoped for some respite from the weight of policy consultations, bills and legislation that confronted us in 2023, the barrage has continued unabated so far this year.
20/3/2024 in: GWCT News Blog under: GWCT Scotland , Hen harrier/Grouse shooting
The Last Keeper is a feature-length film that will draw huge attention to this nuanced debate in a way that no film by us, or any of the other Scottish organisations, could achieve.