Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 60286
Capercaillie: Conservation
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Question
Mr Angus MacDonald
Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on levels of sustainability of the capercaillie population.
Answer
Mary CreaghCapercaillie are native to Scotland. As nature conservation is a devolved issue the sustainability of the capercaillie population is a matter for the Scottish Government.