Wildife and Bird Watching in Argyll
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Recent Argyll news
- 20 Feral beavers to be trapped in Scotland
- Geese flocking to Scotland in record numbers
- Another beaver released in Scotland
- First wild beavers born in Scotland for 400+ years
- Wildlife crime results in £10,000 fine for coal mining company
- Marine wildlife survey begins in Scotland’s Ullapool Approaches
- Worst year on record for bird poisoning in Scotland – 2009
- Recently released Scottish beaver dies - 2 more released
- Scottish beaver research – More waste?
- Two more beavers released in Scotland
- SSACN announce Sharkatag 2010
- Shark tagging project launched off Scotland
- 2009 – Excellent year for wildlife tourism in Scotland
More Argyll news
- Golden eagles spared wind farm threat
- Destructive jellyfish spotted off Mull’s coast
- Record breaking year for sea eagles
- Britain’s oldest know Golden eagle found dead
- Scottish beaver trial – Beaver disappears after shots heard
- Mull sea eagle chicks dies
- First photos of Mull’s Sea eagle chicks – Satellite tracking last year’s chicks
- Golden eagle poisoned in West Scotland
- Scotland welcomes back the beaver – Wildlife Extra questions the cost
- Protests to windfarm planned in Golden eagle territory
- New Machrihanish Golf course preserves wildlife
- Norwegian beavers arrive in UK for Scottish reintroduction
- Invasive seaweed choking Scottish Lochs
First wild beavers born in Scotland for 400+ yearsThe first beaver kits to be born in the wild as part of the Scottish Beaver Trial have been seen in Knapdale Forest, Mid-Argyll.
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Worst year on record for bird poisoning in Scotland – 20092009 marked the highest number of confirmed poisoning incidents discovered in a single year in Scotland in the past two decades, according to an annual report by RSPB Scotland.
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Two more beavers released in ScotlandTwo more beavers have been released in Scotland, replacements for the missing beavers from the 2009 release.
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Scottish beaver trial – Beaver disappears after shots heardAfter the first week, one adult female disappeared; the time of her disappearance coincided with unauthorized shooting heard in the same area. There has been no sign of the animal since and the matter has been reported to the local police for further investigation.
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Golden eagle poisoned in West ScotlandStrathclyde Police officers have carried out an extensive search of Beinn Udlaidh in the Glen Orchy area of Argyll following the discovery of a dead golden eagle.
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Scotland welcomes back the beaver – Wildlife Extra questions the costMarking the first formal reintroduction of a native mammal species into the wild in the UK, three beaver families have now been released at carefully selected sites in Knapdale Forest, Mid-Argyll.
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Norwegian beavers arrive in UK for Scottish reintroductionThe Scottish Beaver Trial took a major step when four beaver families arrived in Heathrow
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