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The Scottish Wildlife Trust is a leading voluntary conservation organisation, working to protect Scotland's natural environment. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland is a learned society and registered charity that maintains Edinburgh Zoo and the Highland Wildlife Park (a safari park and zoo near Kingussie , which specialises in native fauna).
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.
Flora. The Birnam Oak located in the Tay Valley. 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 ...
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).
Loch of the Lowes is a loch near Dunkeld in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The loch and the surrounding area are designated as a wildlife reserve, run by the Scottish Wildlife Trust. The loch is also a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as well as forming part of a Special Area of Conservation. [3][2][1]
Goat. Gray wolf (extinct) Mink (invasive) Moose (reintroduced) Mountain hare. Pine marten. Red deer. Red fox. Red squirrel.
National nature reserves were first created under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. [4] In 1996 the public body responsible for Scotland's natural heritage, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH – since renamed NatureScot), undertook a review of NNR policy that took account of the availability of other designations conferring legal protection, such as site of special ...
Scottish wildcat. The Scottish wildcat is a European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) population in Scotland. [1] It was once widely distributed across Great Britain, but the population has declined drastically since the turn of the 20th century due to habitat loss and persecution. It is now limited to northern and eastern Scotland. [2]