Ducking the issue:Salmon farming blamed for wild stock decline...on the Tweed

摘要

ANYONE getting the train north to Fort William will be familiar with the remote railway station at Corrour. This, the highest mainline station in Britain, serves the Corrour sporting estate, which aims to promote biodiversity among flora and fauna. Toachieve this, the estate has culled its three thousand head of deer down to a thousand, which means that the deer now have a much reduced impact on seedlings and shrubs, allowing native trees to regenerate which, in turn, helps animals and ground nesting birds.