A bird of prey has been found shot dead in Aberdeenshire. Police Scotland said the red kite was killed in Glenbuchat, near Strathdon, sometime on 3 and 4 February. The force said it received a ...

A conservationist has told how he felt "goosebumps" when he saw the first of a new colony of red kites arrive as part of a major reintroduction project 20 years ago. The Northern Kites project ...

Red kites were nearly hunted to extinction due to being considered a threat to pets like cats and dogs before being reintroduced to the wild. Due to this, the birds are now a protected species ...