Call to phase out ‘inhumane’ guga hunt by working with Hebridean islanders
Guga hunting is unique in the UK by having legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in fullscreenGuga hunting is unique in the UK by having legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Pownall said: “Gannet chicks are being snatched from their nests and bludgeoned to death for nothing more than a tradition.”View image in fullscreenProtect the Wild’s founder, Rob Pownall, stood for election to the Scottish parliament dressed as a gannet to draw attention to the guga hunt.
- ▪Guga hunting is unique in the UK by having legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
- ▪Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in fullscreenGuga hunting is unique in the UK by having legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
- ▪Pownall said: “Gannet chicks are being snatched from their nests and bludgeoned to death for nothing more than a tradition.”View image in fullscreenProtect the Wild’s founder, Rob Pownall, stood for election to the Scottish parliament dress
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Guga hunting is unique in the UK by having legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in fullscreenGuga hunting is unique in the UK by having legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianBirdsCall to phase out ‘inhumane’ guga hunt by working with Hebridean islandersAnnual killing of infant gannets has been carried out on a remote Scottish island for at least 400 yearsSeverin Carrell Scotland editorMon 8 Jun 2026 10.05 EDTLast modified on Mon 8 Jun 2026 10.25 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAnimal welfare campaigners have called for talks on phasing out the “inhumane” hunt for infant gannets known as guga, which are killed by hunters on a remote Scottish island…
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