Gamekeepers could help with conservation
A PARTNERSHIP between gameskeepers and conservationists could be the best way to protect Scotland's wild places, a wild bird specialist has said.
Experienced bird ringer Neil Morrison said he formed a working relationship with gameskeepers in Perthshire and that the partnership helped produce valuable data on endangered species such as short-eared owls.
At least 18 pairs of the amber-listed birds of prey have bred in the last two years and Kestrels, declining alarmingly across Britain, are thriving, with eleven breeding pairs recorded since 2014.
Now, on the eve of the 2015 grouse season, the raptor study group member believes warring factions should learn to put differences aside, so birdlife can be the winner.
He said: “All my interest is in birds. I have never got involved in countryside politics but, personally, the benefits I have reaped from working with gamekeepers and landowners has been far greater than I initially thought.
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