1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (217+ words) The devices use electricity to shock dogs during training. A ban on shock collars will be part of the Scottish Greens" manifesto for May"s election. The party says it is heeding calls made by animal welfare groups to ban…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (347+ words) The female swan got stuck in mud after Elgin's Cooper Park pond was drained. Moray Council has said it is "saddened" after a swan rescued from mud in a Moray park was put down. On Friday, members of the public…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (120+ words) A pair of peregrine falcons has chosen the Glasgow City Chambers spire as their new home. The couple, affectionately named Bonnie and Clyde, have already laid their first eggs of the season at the new nest. Peregrines are typically associated…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (163+ words) Several of the zoo's much-loved gentoo and Northern rockhopper penguins have begun laying eggs Easter has arrived early at Edinburgh Zoo with the first penguin eggs of the year appearing in nests. Several of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (361+ words) The initiative is designed to support children and families during hospital stays. Children receiving care at a hospital in Edinburgh have been helping some of the city's most famous penguins in their search for love. At the children's hospital, pebble…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (416+ words) Vets issue warning to dog owners of life-threatening danger The owner of a young springer spaniel has said she will be "eternally grateful" to the vets who saved her dog after he swallowed a fish hook. Chip grabbed discarded fishing…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (79+ words) Over 20 more little coos are due to be born by May Three Highland cow calves have been born in the last week at Pollok Park in Glasgow. A favourite with the public " dozens have turned out to look at the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (243+ words) Over 50 pilot whales washed up on Tolsta Beach in Lewis in 2023 A "mass stranding" on a Scottish beach, which resulted in the death of 55 pilot whales, may have been caused after a female experienced a difficult birth. "At least 55 long-finned…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (588+ words) The footage is said to be one of the rarest porpoise mating behaviours ever documented in British waters Scientists have captured rare drone footage revealing the mating behaviour of porpoises in Scottish waters. The videos, captured between 2019 and 2023, are believed…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (153+ words) A miniature bull terrier has been found dead, wrapped in a blanket under a holly bush in an Edinburgh park. The black and white dog was discovered by a member of the public, partly buried in St Mark's Park on…...