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Last month, it was a great pleasure to welcome Lewis Macdonald MSP, the Scottish Parliament’s species champion for curlew, to the Game & Wildlife Scottish Demonstration Farm at Auchnerran. Also joining us on the day was Chris Hockley, Chief Executive at our near neighbours, the Macrobert Trus...
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We are a leading UK charity conducting conservation science to enhance the British countryside for public benefit. For over 80 years we have been researching and developing game and wildlife management techniques. We use our research to provide training and advice on how best to improve the biodi...
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Q: Is there a conflict between grouse and harriers, and where does that leave us?A: The Joint Raptor Study (1992-1996) showed that without new kinds of management, such as diversionary feeding and brood management, you cannot have viable grouse shooting alongside large numbers of hen harriers. No...
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Q: Is discussion of a ban on driven grouse shooting simplistic?A: Yes. Firstly, it ignores the wider conservation, employment and economic benefits of moorland managed for grouse; and secondly, it fails to address why there are so few hen harriers on the 50% of the suitable habitat not managed fo...
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The numbers of Atlantic salmon returning to our rivers in 2018 were the lowest ever recorded, continuing a sharp decline since the 1980s. Numbers have fallen so low that conservationists fear that if rates continue, wild Atlantic salmon could be lost from many of our rivers over the next 50 years...
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Dear Scottish member
I have now been in post for five months as the Director for The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust for Scotland, having taken over from Dr Adam Smith, who has moved to be Director (Policy). There is a lot going on, much of which you will be aware, and the aim of this lett...
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Q: What are the key controversies surrounding snares?A: Criticisms of snares focus on:
The degree of suffering caused to individual animals through injury or death
The accidental capture of pets
The frequency of accidental captures of non-target wildlife species
Q: Does anyone have a reliable m...
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Dipper
The bird of the torrent, and the UK’s only aquatic songbird
Last month I was lucky enough to spend a week in the Highlands of Scotland, where we hiked, swam, botanised, birded and ate and drank our way around the Cairngorms. We had so many amazing experiences while we were there, which isn...
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Help fund science to show the real impact of predator control
An appeal from Professor Nick Sotherton, GWCT Director of Research
You may have seen the recent coverage of the proposed changes to the General Licences, which raised the prospect of a ‘shoo before you shoot’ ruling - requiring you to ...
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Each year the GWCT hosts undergraduate students on ecology, conservation and data science-related degrees, offering them an exciting opportunity to spend their sandwich placement year taking part in important game and wildlife conservation research. Placements are based at both our headquarters a...
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