Question reference: S5W-33602
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 30 November 2020
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 7 December 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its advice is on the shooting of mountain hares between December 2020 and the end of February 2021.
Answer
The Scottish Government has always maintained that any large-scale culling that threatens the conservation status of mountain hares is not acceptable and that we expect all land managers to act responsibly and with restraint during this transitional period.