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What's next for the guga hunt as licence for 2026 refused?

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The Herald47 mins ago

The licensing body, NatureScot, has refused to grant an island community permission to carry out its annual seabird chick harvest

The Scottish Government’s environment agency has officially blocked the centuries-old Western Isles 'guga hunt' from going ahead this year

Young gannets – guga – are taken from open cliffs using a pole and noose, before being gutted, salted and preserved in brine.

Young gannets – guga – are taken from open cliffs using a pole and noose, before being gutted, salted and preserved in brine.

BBC News1 hrs ago

Each year hundreds of gannet chicks are killed for their meat on the uninhabited Hebridean island of Sula Sgeir.

The Scotsman🏁 first to report2 hrs ago

The ban comes after mounting pressure from animal activists this year calling for the hunt to be banned.