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NatureScot refuses 2026 guga hunt licence over gannet population concerns
NatureScot’s board refused a licence for the 2026 guga hunt on Sula Sgeir, citing potential harm to gannet populations. The decision spares up to 2,000 young birds but does not rule out future hunts, as campaigners urge legal reforms to end the practice.
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WorldCyanide poisoning suspected in death of 15 Kenya elephants
Fifteen elephants died in southern Kenya between 24 June and 24 July 2026. The Kenya Wildlife Service suspects the animals consumed tomato pesticides on nearby farms, marking the largest scale of elephant mortality in the Amboseli ecosystem in decades.
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