Moratorium on Mountain Hare Culls
- Submitted by: Alison Johnstone, Lothian, Scottish Green Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 October 2017
- Motion reference: S5M-08225
That the Parliament acknowledges the concerns of a coalition of 10 conservation and outdoor organisations regarding the poorly-known status of mountain hare in Scotland, which they believe is threatened by heavy culls on intensively-managed grouse moors, and considers that a moratorium on these culls is urgently required.
Supported by:
Jackie Baillie, Claire Baker, Claudia Beamish, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Christine Grahame, Rhoda Grant, Iain Gray, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Richard Lochhead, Lewis Macdonald, Ben Macpherson, Liam McArthur, Willie Rennie, Gail Ross, Alex Rowley, Mark Ruskell, Tavish Scott, Colin Smyth, David Stewart, Andy Wightman