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Jonathan Willet, beaver project manager, takes the Press and Journal around one of the beaver release sites. Image: Jason Hedges / DC Thomson

How are the beavers released in the Cairngorms last December getting on now? We find out

Beaver project manager Jonathan Willet takes the Press and Journal around the Beaver Trail to catch up on the project so far.

By Lauren Taylor

We spent the day with reserve manager Innes MacNeill (far right) and chief ranger Ryan Munro (second from the right) to find out more about the work at Alladale. Image: Gethin Chamberlain

Why this former Highland shooting estate is transforming into a future wildlife haven

I was invited to stay at Alladale Wilderness Reserve to find out more about how the team is "fixing the wrongs", from planting more trees, reducing deer numbers and ambitious plans to reintroduce predators.

By Lauren Taylor

Eradication officers Abi Low, James Kenney and volunteer Cameron Smith take us out on their survey routes to talk about the thriving red squirrels. Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson.

Red squirrels are thriving in Aberdeen thanks to greys being almost eradicated by this team

Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels have been striving to get the invasive grey squirrels across the north-east under control. We find out how the project has been going so far.

By Lauren Taylor

The "Linnet" on the Crinan Canal at Ardrishaig in 1880.

Timothy West and Prunella Scales helped unlock the key to Scotland’s great canal journeys

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The late Timothy West and his wife, Prunella Scales, raised the profile of canal journeys and a new book highlights Scotland's gems.

By Neil Drysdale

Iain Hepburn carrying out muirburn with a firefighter. Image: Trevor Martin

Is muirburn still a ‘vitally important’ land management tool, or is it time for a change?

The controlled burning of heather has been carried out for hundreds of years, but some think habitat restoration should be the focus instead.

By Lauren Taylor

Meet the people working and volunteering to eradicate stoat's from Orkney. Image: Orkney Native Wildlife Project / DCT Media

Orkney’s big invasive stoat problem: Meet the team eradicating them from the islands

Project manager Sarah Sankey explains what is being done to remove the stoats from Orkney, and why they must be eradicated.

By Lauren Taylor

Your environment issues explained

An impression of the LEX enforcement sign on Virginia Street in Aberdeen

Aberdeen’s LEZ will come into force this year: All you need to know

By Lauren Taylor

Paul Reynolds, manager of New Arc, is urging drivers to call the wildlife hospital if they hit a deer with their car. Image: Paul Reynolds / New Arc.

New Arc’s plea to stop ‘hit and run’ deer crashes which leave them suffering

By Lauren Taylor

Collage of Lossiemouth dunes before and after erosion.

Rapid erosion of stunning Lossiemouth beach dunes sparks concerns for future of town

By David Mackay

The Lost Valley of Glencoe. Image: Shutterstock.

Where are the five areas in the running to become Scotland’s next national park?

By John Ross

Waste not, want not: What happens to food waste and why you really shouldn’t be chucking it into your main bin

By Philippa Gerrard

Scotland’s wild salmon crisis: Why warming rivers and hydropower could be to blame for ‘devastatingly’ low stocks

By Philippa Gerrard

Rewilding news

Three new spots across the Spey have been chosen as potential habitats for beavers to be moved to. Image: Elliot McCandless/Beaver Trust

Beavers to be released at 3 River Spey sites: What you need to know

October 21, 2023

Roy Dennis has been made an OBE for his lifetime of dedication to protecting wildlife and reintroducing extinct species. Image: Jason Hedges / DC Thomson, and Roy Dennis.

The Birdman of Forres: 83-year-old Roy recognised for lifetime championing Scottish wildlife

January 13, 2024

Helen Senn, head of conservation, gives us an update on the Saving Wildcats project. Image: RZSS

19 wildcats raised at Highland Wildlife Park were released last summer, where are they now?

February 10, 2024

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I spent a day helping out at the Reuse Shop at Hazlehead Recycling Centre.
Images: Kath Flannery/DC Thomson

What I learned working a day at Hazlehead Recycling Centre’s Reuse Shop

By Lauren Taylor

I met with the Repair What You Wear Team to learn more about the Lend and Mend hub at Aberdeen Central Library.
Image: Kath Flannery/DC Thomson

I tried the new sell-out clothing repair classes at Aberdeen Central Library

By Lauren Taylor

Collage of puffins.

Aberdeenshire puffins: Where, when and how to see them

By Kieran Beattie

NC500: The good, the bad and the ugly

When nature calls: The trouble with toilets on the NC500

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