Scottish seabird hunt cancelled for first time in 400 years
During the guga hunt, up to 2,000 gannet chicks are killed over 10 days on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir, 40 miles north of Lewis and Harris. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PAView image in fullscreenDuring the guga hunt, up to 2,000 gannet chicks are killed over 10 days on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir, 40 miles north of Lewis and Harris. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian“We have used the latest information available and commissioned an updated population model to help predict the effect of the guga hunt on the gannet population.
- ▪During the guga hunt, up to 2,000 gannet chicks are killed over 10 days on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir, 40 miles north of Lewis and Harris.
- ▪Photograph: Danny Lawson/PAView image in fullscreenDuring the guga hunt, up to 2,000 gannet chicks are killed over 10 days on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir, 40 miles north of Lewis and Harris.
- ▪Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian“We have used the latest information available and commissioned an updated population model to help predict the effect of the guga hunt on the gannet population.
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During the guga hunt, up to 2,000 gannet chicks are killed over 10 days on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir, 40 miles north of Lewis and Harris. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PAView image in fullscreenDuring the guga hunt, up to 2,000 gannet chicks are killed over 10 days on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir, 40 miles north of Lewis and Harris. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PABirdsScottish seabird hunt cancelled for first time in 400 yearsNatureScot refuses licence for hunt on Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir in which up to 2,000 gannet chicks are killedRobyn VinterMon 3 Aug 2026 12.56 EDTLast modified on Mon 3 Aug 2026 13.04 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA controversial Scottish seabird hunt will not go ahead for the first time in 400 years, in what campaigners have…
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