Wildlife Conservation Internship Grants
The national Biodiversity Network (NBN) have shared this funding opportunity in their latest bulletin. Are you a British graduate, or have you recently finished your undergraduate degree at a university in the UK? Are you looking to work in conservation in the UK but finding it hard to get anywhere [...]
The Butterfly of the Bogs
Read this NatureScot post (7 June 2024) to discover more about a beautiful butterfly that can only live on peatlands – and healthy peatlands at that. If we let our peatlands dry out, the large heath butterfly will have nowhere to live and breed – and that would be very [...]
East coast dolphins
This blog post (26 April 2024) in Scotland’s Nature shares How is Scotland’s east coast bottlenose dolphin population doing? It includes a short video at the end of monitoring work.
Nature conservation works, and we’re getting better at it – new study
This article in The Conversation (25 April 25, 2024) shares some useful findings and provides some hope.
The new tech helping to modernise deer management
From drones to artificial intelligence (AI), new technologies are changing the face of wildlife management. In this Scotland’s Nature blog (16 April 2024), wildlife management officer Nathan Berrie looks at some of the advantages – and limitations – of these new tools for monitoring deer populations.
Introducing Cathryn!
This Species on the Edge blog shares Cathryn Baillie’s story, and her role of Species on the Edge Project Officer for Argyll and the Inner Hebrides, Bat Conservation Trust.
Applications open for Species on the Edge Youth Panel
Are you aged between 16 and 25 years? A new conservation programme, Species on the Edge, is inviting young people from Scotland’s coasts and islands to apply for its Youth Panel. Read more here. This is a great chance to meet new people and learn from experts within the conservation sector; [...]
All about Owls
This article in The Conversation (7 August 2023) explores the Spooky, stealthy night hunters: revealing the wonderful otherworld of owls.
