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It is the long arm of the paw and claw. Tackling raptor persecution, poaching and hare coursing will be the top priorities for a new wildlife crime specialist covering all of Scotland. As the Investigative Support Officer for Scotland for the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU), PC Gavin Ross will be a source of expertise in wildlife crime at both the local and national level. His "dream post" will see him work with individual police wildlife liaison officers, NGOs, the Scottish Government, NatureScot, RSPB, the SSPCA and Scottish Land and Estates. The position is funded by government...

THE Scottish Greens have urged the Scottish Government not to follow the UK Government’s lead in allowing sugar beet farmers to use a bee-killing pesticide. Earlier this week, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) approved an emergency application for thiamethoxam, a neonicotinoid seed treatment. It was one of three treatments whose use outdoors was banned across the EU over concerns of the impacts on bee populations. Studies suggest neonicotinoids weakens bees’ immune systems, and can harm their development, leaving them unable to fly, gather food and bre...

Police officer will be tackling wildlife crime By Louise Glen  |  Updated: 11:18, 15 January 2021 Get the Ross-shire Journal sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper PC Gavin Ross. Tackling raptor persecution, poaching and hare coursing will be the top priorities for a new wildlife crime specialist covering all of Scotland, appointed late last year. As the Investigative Support Officer for Scotland for the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU), PC Gavin Ross will be a source of expertise in wildlife crime at both the local and national level. ...

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NFUS Next Generation chair Pete Moss is part of the judging panel for the competition SCOTLAND’S SOON-to-be crowned ‘Climate Friendly Farming Champion’ will be taking home a state-of-the-art drone with a tailored upload and satellite imagery package from SoilEssentials. NFU Scotland began their search at the start of January, encouraging Scotland’s farmers and crofters to submit a short video outlining the steps they are taking to reduce emissions and deliver wider environmental benefits on-farm. The latest addition to the judging panel is newly appointed rural affairs minister ...