Press Releases - June 2019

George Fleming kindly provided a tour of his family farm at Aberbothrie, Airlie this week to pupils from Longforgan Primary. The trip was arranged as part of the prize to Prithvi Sudarshan, one of the two winners from the 2018 Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Perth and Kinross Art Competition.

The GWCT in Scotland has stressed that evidence must have a vital part to play in the consultation on Green MSP Alison Johnstone’s proposed bill that, among other measures, is seeking a ban on the control of mountain hares.

A NEW project that aims to reverse the declines of wild pollinators is set to receive a multi-million pound investment from the EU’s North Sea Region Interreg Programme.

A EUROPEAN project that strives to increase the grey partridge population through high levels of biodiversity has received a three-year extension.

A NORFOLK farmer has been recognised by the farming and conservation industry for his outstanding efforts to promote good habitat and environmental management on his farm.

PROVIDING habitat, food and protection – known as the three-legged stool approach – could help our ground-nesting birds thrive in Wales, according to leading research organisation the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT).

GENUINE progress has been made and three new general licences released by Defra today are fit for purpose in most circumstances. However significant work still remains regarding protected sites, the leading countryside organisations have said.

THE National Gamekeepers’ Organisation (NGO) and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) are delighted to announce that the deadline for their joint 2019 Conservation Survey has been extended to June 30^th 2019. 

THE annual National Silver Lapwing Award ceremony will take place on June 17^th.

COUNTRYSIDE issues will be tackled by a team of experts at GWCT’s live theatre stand throughout the 2019 Scottish Game Fair (July 5^th to 7^th).