News Releases
SNH’s Des Thompson elected as RSE Fellow
03 March, 2015
Professor Des Thompson, Principal Adviser on Biodiversity in Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), author and internationally-known expert on upland ecology, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) today.
SNH: advice in planning yields better results for people and nature
20 February, 2015
Scottish Natural Heritage’s (SNH) engagement in the planning system is delivering benefits for people and nature, its Board heard on Thursday 19 February.
Fresh aims to protect Uists’ wader birds and stimulate local economy
19 February, 2015
Internationally important numbers of breeding wader birds help support the rural economy of the Outer Hebrides, the board of Scottish Natural Heritage recognised today.
Latest beaver trial reports published
18 February, 2015
Numbers of beavers living in the wild in Argyll have remained stable in spite of high kit mortality, according to one of a series of reports published today (18 February) by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). Other findings were that the beavers have had an impact on rare lichens in the area but have hardly used local rivers and streams.
Lewis and Harris goose management scheme set for take-off
16 February, 2015
A new three year pilot project to manage the greylag goose population of Lewis and Harris has been launched this week, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) confirmed today.
World and European leaders attend major Scottish conservation event
09 February, 2015
More than 50 delegates will today (Monday) attend a high-profile conference on the role of protected areas and their resilience to change and external pressures.
Locals invited to hear more about studies of Knapdale beavers
06 February, 2015
Local people interested in hearing about studies of Knapdale’s famous beavers are invited to an event in the Cairnbaan Hotel near Lochgilphead, from 6.30 - 9pm on Thursday 19 February.
Escaped prairie dogs under control
05 February, 2015
Prairie dogs which were on the loose at an East Lothian open farm in 2013 are now recaptured and in a secure enclosure, under the first agreement of its kind to control invasive non-native species in Scotland.
SNH and Police Scotland ask public to report illegal shellfish collecting
03 February, 2015
Local people are being asked to report anyone they see collecting shellfish in Loch Fleet or along the northern shores of the Dornoch Firth. Collecting shellfish in this area is a criminal offence.
New report on beaver effects on salmon and trout
28 January, 2015
A report looking at at how salmon and trout populations might be affected, if beavers are reintroduced to Scotland, was published today (28 January).