Let local communities be the stewards of their own wildlife | Letter
Sjúrður Hammer responds to NatureScot’s decision to prohibit the annual guga hunt, where islanders collect gannet chicks on the Hebridean island of Sula SgeirWhat many celebrate as a win for nature conservation is, in my view, a significant step in the wrong direction for our relationship with the natural world (Scottish gannet chick hunt blocked for first time in 400 years, 3 August). The decision to prohibit the community on Lewis from collecting gannets runs counter to the spirit of…
Source: www.theguardian.com