Wildlife

Wildlife and species conservation

The Historic Scotland Rangers Service has put out a call for volunteers to leap into action and assist with…
James Hansen's Edinburgh Medal address, entitled The Case For Young People and Nature, will offer people a…
Going out for a ramble or a ride in the countryside this weekend?
Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill Nature Reserve is already a popular beauty spot with a variety of…
Visit Edinburgh Zoo during Eco Week (Monday 13th to Sunday 19th February) and find out what you can do for…
Edinburgh City Council is the first Scottish local authority to make the World Wildlife Fund’s Gold Pledge on…
Edinburgh Zoo's celebrity guests, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, meet their public on 4th December 2011.
Two giant pandas landed at Edinburgh Airport to celebrity welcome.
The first annual Scottish national event for bird and wildlife watching enthusiasts will be held at Hopetoun…
T C Boyle cuts a figure that is more rock star than Distinguished Professor – tall, extravagantly quiffed and…
‘Four stars?!’ I hear you cry? I nearly gave it five.
Edinburgh’s parks and green spaces have earned twenty awards in this year’s Green Flag national…
Johnstone Terrace Garden, a tiny nature reserve just 50 metres below Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, is holding a…
It’s puffins galore on the Isle of May at the moment. Scottish Natural Heritage’s special seabird event is…
Leave it to the wonks at DEFRA to come up with an answer to one of life's imponderables: what is the true…
From 11.00 am until 4.00 pm, volunteer experts from the Scottish Wildlife Trust will be on hand at the…
The longest of 26 walks that take place in Walk Edinburgh Week, this almost 13 mile walk winds through the…
Motorists are being told to watch out for young deer straying across the motorway while driving in the…
Being a port city Edinburgh has a thriving inland gull population. Gulls, and other urban foragers such as…
The Scottish SPCA is asking people to contact them first if they see an injured or orphaned fox cub before…