THE IMPACT of the 2022 avian flu outbreak is still being felt in the bonxie and gannet populations at Shetland’s two nature reserves, despite only one new case this year. A census carried out this year showed bonxies were down by 85 per cent at Noss and 78 per cent in.
THERE could be peatland restoration on the cards at one of Shetland’s national nature reserves at the very northern tip of the isles. NatureScot is looking to appoint a consultant to undertake a peatland restoration feasibility study across much of the Hermaness site in Unst..