RSPB buys Bass Rock after 300 years in private hands
Conservation charity RSPB Scotland has purchased Bass Rock and the neighboring Craigleith Island to protect vital seabird colonies. The islands, previously in private hands for over 300 years, face significant environmental pressures including climate change and food scarcity.
Why it matters
The acquisition represents a major effort in biodiversity conservation for endangered seabird populations in the UK.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Kevin Keane Scotland environment correspondent David Cannon/R&A via Getty Images The giant rock is home to one of Europe s most important seabird colonies Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth, home to the world s largest colony of northern gannets, has been bought by the conservation charity RSPB Scotland.
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