BASC has challenged the Scottish Green Party’s nature emergency declaration which calls for an end to driven grouse moor management practices.
The revelation comes as part of a wider research into the employment rights of gamekeepers which was commissioned by the Scottish Government
A ground-breaking new study has highlighted that grouse shooting delivers significant socio-economic benefits.
Tens of thousands of pounds worth of losses hit the rural economy following a Scottish Government u-turn on self-catering accommodation restrictions.
BASC has welcomed the decision by the Scottish Government to relax a temporary muirburn ban which was imposed as part of emergency coronavirus legislation.
BASC call on the Scottish Government to adopt a more consistent approach to coronavirus restrictions for accommodation businesses.
As long as shoots follow the government approved guidance for country sports in Scotland then such outdoor activity should continue as before.
BASC are supporting a Scottish Parliament bill which seeks to extend the offence of livestock worrying to include enclosed gamebirds.
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is providing Fife’s young people with a unique opportunity to enter the gamekeeping profession, according to the MP for North East Fife.
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