Latest press releases
Sandwich tern success at Forvie National Nature Reserve
18 December, 2025
Sandwich terns at NatureScot’s Forvie National Nature Reserve (NNR) have had their best breeding season for decades.
First year of wildcat reintroduction project hailed as big success
17 December, 2025
New research confirms that the first year of a project to reintroduce wildcats to Scotland was highly effective, with survival and reproduction rates exceeding expectations.
New report names native Scottish species under threat from disease and warming climate
12 December, 2025
Important and well-loved tree species and Britain’s only remaining native cat are under critical threat without their conservation being prioritised according to a ‘genetic scorecard’ developed by scientists across Scotland.
Concerns for decrease in Scotland’s farmland birds
11 December, 2025
A new report looking at Scottish terrestrial breeding birds shows that all farmland species have decreased in the past decade, but there is also good news for many of our other much-loved bird species.
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland: Index of Abundance for Scottish terrestrial breeding birds, 1994 to 2024
11 December, 2025
NatureScot has today released the latest figures tracking the abundance of Scotland’s terrestrial breeding birds.
New nature site at Dalmellington
18 November, 2025
One of the most impressive and valuable areas of wetland in Scotland has been formally protected for nature.