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Glasgow swans suffering from ‘pink feather syndrome’

A GROUP of swans has turned pink because they were being fed mouldy white bread by visitors in a popular Glasgow park.

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T in the Park has been dogged by problems since it was forced to relocate to Strathallan.

T in the Park set to quit Strathallan as organisers plot new event in Glasgow

Scotland’s biggest music festival is set to be effectively relocated to Glasgow after problems marred the event at its controversial new site in Perthshire.
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#givingtuesday - A focus on WWF Scotland

THE charity part of the global WWF family whose aim is to work for a future where people and nature thrive.

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New polymer �5 note. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Animal fat in new £5 note branded ‘disrespectful’

The use of animal fat in the new £5 note has been branded “disrespectful” as a petition against the inclusion of tallow reaches 5,000 signatures.

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Scottish Wildlife Trust work involves saving the red squirrel. Picture: Contributed

#GivingTuesday - Wildlife Trust appeals for ‘unselfies’

THE Scottish Wildlife Trust is the nation’s leading wildlife conservation charity. We have been working for more than 50 years to protect Scotland’s wildlife for the future.

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Mountain rescue teams undertake avalanche training near the summit of Aonoch Mor. Picture: Ian Rutherford/TSPL

109 climbers involved in avalanche incidents in Scotland

A total of 109 people were caught up in avalanche incidents while out walking or climbing in Scotland last winter.

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The machair at Ardivachar in South Uist. Picture Robert Perry

Scotland’s unique coastal meadows mapped for the first time

A map of Scotland’s varying habitats is being created for the first time, including the rich coastal meadows known as machair.

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The Eurasian beaver is to be formally recognised as a native species after the first formal mammal reintroduction in UK history.

Inside Environment: Beavers will be vulnerable and need proper protection

A tiny experimental project carried out in a scenic woodland in Argyll has made UK history. Its success means the Eurasian beaver will be formally recognised as a native species, 400 years after it was hunted to extinction across the country.

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Animal charities raise concerns over wildlife crime prosecutions

Animal charities raise concerns over wildlife crime prosecutions

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The private rented sector is currently under no obligation to provide basic levels of heat or insulation.

Private rented sector needs to tackle fuel poverty, campaigners warn

Fuel poverty action groups have called for the Scottish Government to ensure that plans to force private landlords to ensure that rented homes are warm and free from damp are brought in as soon as possible as a charity south of the border warned that many people are suffering from illness and anxiety as they struggle to heat their homes.

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A petition of over 25,000 names was handed over to Green Party MSP, Andy Wightman, at Holyrood last week

Scottish tenant farmers face eviction due to “legal error”

Two brothers face an uncertain future following their eviction from a farm after two decades as a result of what it is claimed was a “legal error” made in 2003.

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Dog owners are being warned over the dangers of festive chocolate. Picture: Esme Allen

2,000 dogs at risk of poisoning from Christmas chocolate

Nearly 2,000 dogs could be fatally poisoned this Christmas by eating festive chocolate treats left lying around by their owners, new research has shown.

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Locals enjoy the Snow at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. Picture: Toby Williams / TS license.

White Christmas predicted by MET Office for Scottish cities

WITH colder weather set to hit Scotland next month, bookmakers have slashed the odds of a white Christmas in Edinburgh.

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Geoff Ellis says he is determined T in the Park will make a comeback.

T in the Park chief says he wants to take the event back to Strathallan

The boss of T in the Park has broken his silence over the cancellation of next year’s festival to declare he wants to take the event back to Strathallan.
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Anthony McCluskey from Butterfly Conservation Scotland, Leonie Alexander, from RBGE and Hamish Torrie from distiller Glenmorangie, which is hoping to attract the Northern Brown Argus to its Edinburgh office roof. Photograph: Phil Wilkinson

Edinburgh roofs lure long lost butterfly

An elusive butterfly that was once hunted out of existence is set to benefit from a new rooftop conservation project that will see homes for the species provided on some of the capital’s landmark buildings.

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Stonework damaged through rising damp is said to be affecting buildings through Edinburgh's world heritage site.

Probe into historic buildings reveals new threat to Edinburgh's world heritage site

Edinburgh’s world heritage site is at serious threat from the decline of crumbling tenements in the heart of the capital, it emerged today.
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Damage from a previous 6.6-magnitude earthquake in El Salvador. Picture: AP

Major earthquake strikes coast of El Salvador

A magnitude seven earthquake has occurred off El Salvador’s Pacific coast.

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Campaigners took to the sea in protest against plans to expand a salmon farm in a protected conservation area in Arran's Lamlash Bay. Picture: Sally Campbell

Islanders protest Arran salmon farm expansion plans

Campaigners have been making waves with a water-borne protest against plans for a major salmon farm expansion in a pioneering marine conservation area off Arran.

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Beavers were reintroduced in Argyll. Picture: Contributed

Scottish beavers granted protected status after reintroduction

Beavers are to remain in Scotland and be listed as a protected species after a successful reintroduction.

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Replacing the Trident nuclear missile system will cost 205 billion pounds. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire.

Trident renewal will cost £18m per employee, report claims

RENEWING the UK’s nuclear deterrent will mean the creation of zero new jobs and a bill of £18 million for every employee, according to a new report.

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