The Scottish government has used a legal power for the first time to force the owners of a Highland estate to cull red deer ...

Loch Choire Estate, which lies about 32 miles to the west of Helmsdale, is owned by a Shropshire private limited company, ...

There are four deer species present in Scotland and all are now at record levels – the native red and roe deer as well as the non-native sika and fallow deer. Why is this a problem? Deer ...

Wolves were eradicated from Scotland around 250 years ago, leaving red deer with no natural predators and allowing their populations to grow across the country. Despite ongoing management ...

Scotland’s native red squirrels are at risk of wipeout from invading greys brought over from America during the Victorian era as they carry the squirrelpox bug. Grey squirrels are immune to the ...