A powerful example of what is happening to satellite-tagged birds of prey that 'disappear' suspiciously: bird shot, tag removed and destroyed bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The UK and Scottish governments have taken decisive action to save our seabirds by ending sandeel fishing in Scottish waters & the English North Sea.

We support this vital action and urge the EU to follow our lead, not block it. 🚨

Together, we can save our seabirds.

It's a turbulent time in Scottish politics. Whatever happens in the coming weeks, what matters is that legislation, policies, and funds which help tackle the nature and climate crisis are taken forward.

Read more here: community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/scot…

📷 Andy Hay

Iron Age Roundhouse chat!

Thousands of supporters across Scotland want to see nature remain a central priority for the Scottish Government as well as concrete action to protect our most treasured species and habitats. Time is running out and we will continue to advocate on behalf of our members and…

Earlier this week the EU requested consultations with the UK over the decision by Scottish and UK governments to prohibit the fishing of sandeel in our waters. RSPB applauded both governments when they announced the landmark decision in March this year to close Scottish waters…

The Orkney Native Wildlife Project is working to eradicate non-native Stoats from the islands. They threaten ground nesting birds and eat the Orkney Voles that many raptors rely on.
Europe's first Stoat Detection Dogs use their amazing sense of smell to find where stoats are 👇

The huge participation figures from our #BigGardenBirdWatch show a real swell of interest and engagement from the UK public on issues concerning nature. What can businesses learn? I wrote this piece for BusinessGreen businessgreen.com/opinion/419666…

The seabird colonies around the Firth of Forth are amazing and I feel lucky to have them on my doorstep. Filming this was a real eye opener. Appreciate this is a difficult one to balance climate and nature - there's more in the longer cut here youtu.be/q5KuBzBdC0Y?si…

This has the potential to be really amazing for nature.

Huge win for our seabirds!

All Scottish waters and the English North Sea are now CLOSED to industrial sandeel trawling.

That means more fish for seabird beaks.

After a quarter century of campaigning, we're delighted GOV.UK and Scottish Government have put these closures in place.

Jasmin Paris. Finisher number 20 at the Barkley Marathons. She’s broken the cycle.

#bm100 #barkley marathons #barkley #legend

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Jasmin Paris Jasmin Paris finished loop five of the #BM100 in 59:58:21.

This is a big deal!

A big day, hopefully bringing better protection for our #birdsofprey , licensing of traps, #grouse shooting & muirburn, and meaningful sanctions for estates that engage in #wildlifecrime , as the #WildlifeManagementandMuirburnBill reaches its final stage & vote Scottish Parliament 🤞🤞🤞

Scotland’s environment watchdog Environmental Standards Scotland has announced that it will assess if enough is being done to protect the habitats of Scotland’s rare, threatened and vulnerable birds.
RSPB Scotland welcomes the launch of this investigation by Environmental Standards Scotland into Special Protection

It’s got geese and a tractor in it. Plus a brief guest appearance by a Whooper Swan. What more could you want?

Great read in today’s The National as our Director Anne McCall reflects on the leading role women are taking in nature conservation.
#InternationalWomensDay

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Our Wild Dundee project is running some events as part of Dundee Women's Festival this week, connecting people with nature. Meet some of the women working for nature in the city.

Check out the programme: dundeewomensfestival.org.uk

Dundee City Council
#InternationalWomensDay
#DWF2024

Very lucky to get to film these.