Grouse shooting in Scotland has an alarming death toll—and not just for game birds
A greater sage-grouse in Wyoming. Credit: Bureau of Land Management, BLM. Public domain The Scottish moors are considered areas of outstanding beauty, and often assumed to be “wild” and “untamed.” However, these landscapes are the result of management techniques that are now under scrutiny by the Scottish government. These practices include burning the moorlands (muirburn)