Wildlife Management In Scotland Consultation

"Our paper Back To Life in particular lays out our preferred solution with regards to land currently used for grouse shooting. As an organisation, we object on principle to the concept of bloodsports and have shown that from an economic standpoint driven grouse shooting is, on average across Scotland, a loss-making enterprise kept solvent only via cross-subsidies from sheep and other activities on the land. Almost any other use of Scotland’s land – including “doing nothing” by means of rewilding – would have a greater and more positive impact on Scotland’s land, environment and economy."