Guga hunt refusal recommendation brings reprieve to gannets

It looks like the 2026 guga hunt won’t be going ahead. The board of NatureScot will officially rule on the guga hunt licence application on 3 August. But a report from the agency’s scientific advisors has recommended refusal. The advisors examined three options: Granting the full licence for the killing of 2,000 gannet

The charities are calling for a permanent ban to the hunt on the remote island of Sula Sgeir.

The charities are calling for a permanent ban to the hunt on the remote island of Sula Sgeir.

The controversial guga hunt should not go ahead in 2026, the body in charge of licensing has ruled