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Scottish Natural Heritage 'reaching for the shotgun' with excessive bird culls
Targeted: a sparrow
SCOTLAND’S wildlife agency has been accused of “reaching for the shotgun” and failing to protect endangered birds.
Scottish Natural Heritage granted more than 500 licences for bird culls last year, figures released by Scottish Labour today show.
Among the species targeted were red-listed ones such as starlings, house sparrows and grey partridges.
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