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Time to get smart?
August 20, 2026 · 37 minThe picturesque Italian village of Pettorano sul Gizio is one of Europe’s first Bear Smart Communities – part of a movement that began in Canada in response to rising human-bear encounters. Here in Italy, being ‘bear smart’ means finding…
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LYNX? Over my dead body.
July 30, 2026 · 38 minIn 2018, former Scottish Cabinet Secretary Fergus Ewing declared that the reintroduction of lynx to Scotland would happen "over my dead body." Seven years later, in 2025, First Minister John Swinney echoed that position, telling the…
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What price tradition?
July 9, 2026 · 34 minGrouse shooting, sheep farming and predator control are all deeply embedded in the fabric of the British countryside. These practices, like many forms of land and wildlife management, are defended – in part at least – by tradition. But…
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DEER: In the crosshairs
June 18, 2026 · 39 minAt first glance, Scotland’s ‘deer problem’ appears to be an ecological issue: too many hungry mouths putting pressure on already depleted woodlands and peatlands. Beneath the surface, however, debates over deer numbers, deer impacts and…
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Are we ready for (really) big coos?
May 28, 2026 · 42 minBritain’s woodlands and grasslands were once shaped by vast herds of wild cattle — the now-extinct aurochs. But in a Dutch laboratory, scientists have brought these powerful herbivores back to life — in part at least. Tauros cattle share…
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Puddles of bluebells
May 7, 2026 · 36 minWild boar are making a quiet comeback — not just in our landscapes, but in our conversations too. Attempts to hold boar captive in farms have repeatedly failed and today, pockets of these prolific digging machines can be found across the…
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People like you.
April 16, 2026 · 38 min“People like you don’t understand the countryside.” It’s a sentence that ends conversations before they even begin. When it comes to disagreements on issues such as hunting, farming, rural tradition or rewilding, most of us don’t start…
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Can an eagle really kill a horse?
March 26, 2026 · 39 minIn August 2025, a farmer from the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, claimed that sea eagles had taken five of his Shetland pony foals. Whether this happened—or could happen at all—remains unproven, but the incident ignited a media storm and…