Adders are Scotland’s only native and venomous snake but reactions to bites are normally mild. They are secretive and timid ...

It’s almost 45 years since a big cat native to the Americas was captured in the Scottish Highlands. The female puma - later nicknamed Felicity - was caught by a farmer frustrated by a series of ...

Scotland is known for its amazing ... estimates now suggest fewer than 10 of the animals may still inhabit Inchconnachan. Native to Australia and Tasmania, the wallabies were introduced to the ...

Households in Scotland may soon be banned from getting ... The capital Canberra launched a crackdown on cats in 2022 to protect native animals – with cats banned from going outdoors unless ...

Take a walk in the countryside and meet some of Scotland's native species ... and imaginative journeys that reveal more about the animals and their behaviour.

The number of curlew wading birds in Orkney is on the rise again after a drive to reduce the number of predatory stoats. The ...

The overall range of adders is largely the same as it was in 1994 with the snakes, which are native to Scotland, remaining absent from the Central Valley, Outer Hebrides and Northern Isles as well ...