A sea life survey off Scotland's west coast has recorded rare sightings of what are believed to be the last surviving members of a group of UK orcas. Known as the West Coast Community, the group ...

A new law increasing the maximum punishment for people convicted of animal cruelty from one year to five years took effect in Scotland this week, a month after the Scottish Parliament passed it ...

LONDON (AP) — Scottish environmental activists want to reintroduce the lynx into the forests of the Highlands. But not this way. At least two lynx, a medium-sized wildcat extinct in Scotland for ...

The carvings of red deer are between 4,000 and 5,000 years old. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An amateur archaeologist has ...

The Scottish SPCA urges a ban on public sale and use of fireworks in Scotland, citing harm to pets, wildlife and farm animals ...

Important and well-loved tree species and Britain’s only remaining native cat are under critical threat without their conservation ...

With previously released wildcats breeding in the wild, experts say there's "hope" for the future of the mammal's conservation Getty Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park adds 18 wildcats, bringing the ...

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A movement to return native flora and fauna to the Scottish Highlands is gaining steam. Here’s where travelers can see the work in action. The Alladale Wilderness Reserve, in Sutherland, is one of a ...