Animals with restrictions on killing

Species shown in bold are those known to occur in Scotland

ANIMALS  WHICH MAY NOT BE KILLED BY CERTAIN METHODS
(Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Schedule 6)

Badger

Meles meles

Bats  (all species)*

Rhinolophidae spp and Vespertilionidae spp

Bottle-nosed Dolphin*

Tursiops truncatus

Common Dolphin*

Delphinus delphis

Dormice (all species)

Muscardinus avellanarius and Glis glis

Harbour or Common Porpoise*

Phocoena phocoena

Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Otter*

Lutra lutra

Pine Marten

Martes martes

Polecat

Mustela putorius

Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Shrews (all species)

Sorex spp

Wild Cat*

Felis sylvestris

 

* European Protected Species

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