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A joint project of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, the Scottish Wildlife Trust and Forestry Commission Scotland have successfully re-introduced the European beaver to the wild in Scotland using Norwegian stock. The species was found in the Highlands until the 15th century, and although the then Scottish Government initially rejected ...
Wildlife Trusts. Scottish Wildlife Trust; Areas. ... Kempe and Wrightham, Hostile Habitats: Scotland's Mountain Environment Scottish Mountaineering Trust 2006, ...
The flora of Scotland is an assemblage of native plant species including over 1,600 vascular plants, more than 1,500 lichens and nearly 1,000 bryophytes. The total number of vascular species is low by world standard but lichens and bryophytes are abundant and the latter form a population of global importance.
Scottish wildcat at British Wildlife Centre, 2015. A captive breeding programme for the Scottish wildcat has been established in the frame of the Scottish Wildcat Conservation Action Plan, with wild-caught individuals that pass genetic and morphological tests to be considered wildcats with less than 5% hybridization. [30]
Lakes in Scotland are known as lochs, with the exception of the Lake of Menteith and a few man-made lakes. The largest loch is Loch Lomond and is 71.1 km 2 (27.5 sq mi) in area and is Britain's largest freshwater body. In Scotland, water is a plentiful resource. Scotland's numerous lochs and rivers provide all of Scotland's water needs.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Scotland.The avifauna of Scotland include a total of 535 species, of which 9 have been introduced by humans.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of British Ornithologists' Union (BOU).
The Scottish Wildlife Trust was involved in a trial reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver to Scotland. Begun in 2009, the trial ran at Knapdale until 2014. [2] [3] The beaver was given native species status in 2016. [4] Another of the Scottish Wildlife Trust's major projects is the protection of the red squirrel in Scotland.
Animals in Scotland (8 C, 3 P) A. Animal welfare and rights in Scotland (3 C) B. ... Pages in category "Fauna of Scotland" The following 9 pages are in this category ...