A HUNT is being launched for a callous gunman who shot and killed a nest full of protected birds. The remains of the dead goshawk chicks were discovered at the secret nest site in woodland near ...

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POLICE and nature experts were yesterday trying to solve the mystery of who climbed a tall fir tree to the nest of one of Scotland's rarest birds and pricked its eggs so they will never hatch. The ...

The secretive life of one of Britain’s most elusive and persecuted birds of prey can now be studied 24/7 on CCTV footage. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

Men suspected of trying to kill protected goshawks in Aberdeenshire are being sought after being captured by a special video camera. RSPB Scotland deployed the camera on Forestry Commission land in ...