It’s time for NatureScot to stop licensing the Guga hunt.
March 12, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It’s time for NatureScot to stop licensing the Guga hunt.
New date for Raeshaw Estate's judicial review of 3-yr General Licence restriction, imposed by NatureScot after the disappearance & suspected 'shooting & killing' of Golden Eagle Merrick.
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New date for Raeshaw Estate’s judicial review of General Licence restriction
A new court date has been set for Raeshaw Estate’s judicial review of its latest General Licence restriction. In February this year, NatureScot imposed a three-year General Licence restrictio…
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October 1, 2026 at 9:02 AM
New date for Raeshaw Estate's judicial review of 3-yr General Licence restriction, imposed by NatureScot after the disappearance & suspected 'shooting & killing' of Golden Eagle Merrick.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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It defies belief that in 2025, hunters are thanking NatureScot for allowing them to kill juvenile seabirds; healthy, thriving, innocent young gannets, in the name of “tradition.”
Hunters thank NatureScot for letting them kill Gannet Chicks
Hunters "thank" Naturescot for license to kill juvenile gannets for no reason other than "tradition".
protectthewild.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It defies belief that in 2025, hunters are thanking NatureScot for allowing them to kill juvenile seabirds; healthy, thriving, innocent young gannets, in the name of “tradition.”
It's time NatureScot ended the Guga hunt.
July 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
It's time NatureScot ended the Guga hunt.
NatureScot are hypocrites!
February 23, 2026 at 7:42 PM
NatureScot are hypocrites!
NatureScot why are you still silent on this?!
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
NatureScot why are you still silent on this?!
Activists to spend night on NatureScot roof amid guga hunt protest
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Activists to spend night on NatureScot roof amid guga hunt protest
Campaigners from Abolish the Guga Hunt scaled the side of the NatureScot offices in Inverness and chained themselves to the roof at around 4am on Friday.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
March 21, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Activists to spend night on NatureScot roof amid guga hunt protest
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This is disgusting. NatureScot, stop bashing Gannet chicks - End the Guga hunt!
July 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
This is disgusting. NatureScot, stop bashing Gannet chicks - End the Guga hunt!
We Can Make an Impact.
Naturescot end the Guga hunt
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October 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Tell NatureScot it's time to stop the Guga Hunt: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Tell NatureScot it's time to stop the Guga Hunt: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
"Something is very wrong at the heart of NatureScot."
From Ireland, there is much to envy about Scotland, where rewilding has massively taken off.
But even there, even within 'nature conservation', powerful forces continue to doggedly block positive change.
www.thenational.scot/comment/2508...
From Ireland, there is much to envy about Scotland, where rewilding has massively taken off.
But even there, even within 'nature conservation', powerful forces continue to doggedly block positive change.
www.thenational.scot/comment/2508...
There is something very wrong at the heart of NatureScot
SOMETIMES I wonder what sort of democracy Scotland really is
www.thenational.scot
April 14, 2025 at 6:36 AM
"Something is very wrong at the heart of NatureScot."
From Ireland, there is much to envy about Scotland, where rewilding has massively taken off.
But even there, even within 'nature conservation', powerful forces continue to doggedly block positive change.
www.thenational.scot/comment/2508...
From Ireland, there is much to envy about Scotland, where rewilding has massively taken off.
But even there, even within 'nature conservation', powerful forces continue to doggedly block positive change.
www.thenational.scot/comment/2508...
FANTASTIC NEWS! The 2026 Guga hunt licence has been REJECTED by NatureScot.
Up to 2,000 Gannet chicks SAVED! 😊
Up to 2,000 Gannet chicks SAVED! 😊
August 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
FANTASTIC NEWS! The 2026 Guga hunt licence has been REJECTED by NatureScot.
Up to 2,000 Gannet chicks SAVED! 😊
Up to 2,000 Gannet chicks SAVED! 😊
Merrick was shot & killed as she slept, over two years ago. NatureScot has had all the evidence on its desk for over 18 months. Now we're being asked to wait "a few weeks" more. It's pathetic.
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NatureScot says “decision in next few weeks” on whether to impose General Licence restriction in relation to shooting & killing of golden eagle Merrick
The Scottish Government’s nature advisory agency, NatureScot, has been now been procrastinating for over 18 months on whether to impose a sanction on an estate in relation to the ‘shooting and kill…
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November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Merrick was shot & killed as she slept, over two years ago. NatureScot has had all the evidence on its desk for over 18 months. Now we're being asked to wait "a few weeks" more. It's pathetic.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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Scotland's nature agency - NatureScot - are allowing hundreds of Gannet seabirds to be killed in the name of tradition. This is not conservation. It is a contradiction of the very purpose NatureScot exists to serve.
May 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Scotland's nature agency - NatureScot - are allowing hundreds of Gannet seabirds to be killed in the name of tradition. This is not conservation. It is a contradiction of the very purpose NatureScot exists to serve.
NatureScot have the power to end the Guga hunt - sign the petition: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
February 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
NatureScot have the power to end the Guga hunt - sign the petition: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
Monitoring gannets with a drone: illegal.
Killing gannets with NatureScot licence: legal.
Killing gannets with NatureScot licence: legal.
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Monitoring gannets with a drone: illegal.
Killing gannets with NatureScot licence: legal.
Killing gannets with NatureScot licence: legal.
Serious dedication from Abolish The Guga Hunt campaigners as two activists remain on top of NatureScot HQ 48 hours later.
March 22, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Serious dedication from Abolish The Guga Hunt campaigners as two activists remain on top of NatureScot HQ 48 hours later.
Sign the petition to NatureScot to end the Guga hunt: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Sign the petition to NatureScot to end the Guga hunt: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
MSP Destroys NatureScot and we couldn't agree more!
March 31, 2026 at 3:31 PM
MSP Destroys NatureScot and we couldn't agree more!
Shame on @NatureScot for allowing gannets to be hunted, you're supposed to care about nature!!
August 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Shame on @NatureScot for allowing gannets to be hunted, you're supposed to care about nature!!
This is pretty disgraceful from NatureScot
Sign our petition to stop this 👇
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Sign our petition to stop this 👇
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August 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This is pretty disgraceful from NatureScot
Sign our petition to stop this 👇
protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
Sign our petition to stop this 👇
protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
NatureScot has been sitting on an information package from Police Scotland about this crime since April 2024!!
It hardly inspires confidence in NatureScot's ability to regulate, does it?
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BirdingScotland
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It hardly inspires confidence in NatureScot's ability to regulate, does it?
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BirdingScotland
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16 months (& waiting) for NatureScot to make decision on General Licence restriction relating to ‘shooting & killing’ of sleeping Golden Eagle called Merrick
Documents released under a Freedom of Information request show that the Scottish Government’s nature advisory agency, NatureScot, has been procrastinating for 16 months on whether to impose a…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
August 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
NatureScot has been sitting on an information package from Police Scotland about this crime since April 2024!!
It hardly inspires confidence in NatureScot's ability to regulate, does it?
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BirdingScotland
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/11/1...
It hardly inspires confidence in NatureScot's ability to regulate, does it?
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology #BirdingScotland
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/11/1...
The pressure grows on NatureScot to end the Guga hunt!
25,000 back calls for NatureScot to end controversial guga hunt
In the guga hunt, the hunters use poles to dislodge the young birds from the cliffs and then batter them to death.
www.thecanary.co
February 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The pressure grows on NatureScot to end the Guga hunt!
The pressure is mounting on NatureScot to do the right thing and not licence the Guga hunt
protectthewild.substack.com/p/we-protest...
protectthewild.substack.com/p/we-protest...
We Protested Outside NatureScot as their Board Discussed the Guga Hunt
This morning, we were there.
protectthewild.substack.com
July 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The pressure is mounting on NatureScot to do the right thing and not licence the Guga hunt
protectthewild.substack.com/p/we-protest...
protectthewild.substack.com/p/we-protest...
Please take 10 seconds to contact NatureScot now: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
May 31, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Please take 10 seconds to contact NatureScot now: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...