CRUELTY to animals has doubled in a decade. Scotland is seeing a spike in owners banned from keeping pets. Figures show there ...

In Britain, there have also been illicit reintroductions of smaller mammals, as well as insects and wildflowers that are much easier and cheaper to obtain, transport and release. Wildflower seeds and ...

Seven sheep have been found dead in a suspected worrying incident in Argyll. The animals were found in a field near Caradale ...

Volunteer rescuers have freed a humpback whale entangled in ropes at a Skye salmon farm. The animal was spotted in difficulty ...

lochs and mountains of Scotland. Many have been proven to be a hoax, while some of the most famous remain unproven to date. Here are 10 weird Scottish animal sightings – from the genuine to the ...

Aquaculture industry and animal protection organisation representatives met in the Scottish Parliament on 21 January to call ...

The discovery of a billion-year-old fossil in Scotland offers exciting new insight into animal evolution, BC researcher says Loch Torridon in Scotland, where the microfossil was discovered. Photo: ...

working with Police Scotland, had “humanely” trapped the animals overnight, with the conservation charity callding their apparent release “highly irresponsible”. On Wednesday evening ...

Despite being up to 3ft long, the large cats, known for ambush hunting, prey on animals more than twice their size. This includes red deer living in the Cairngorms National Park near Inverness and ...

The Scottish Greens have urged other parties to back their push to ban the use of shock collars on dogs. MSP Ross Greer ...