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Noctule bat © Hugh Clark / Bat Conservation Trust.

Bats

Enter the remarkable world of bats and find out about how you can help to protect and conserve them.

©0623-94 Laurie Campbell - Badger (gateway) - Badger (Meles meles) emerging from hedge. ©Laurie Campbell/SNH. For information on reproduction rights contact the Scottish Natural Heritage Image Library on Tel. 01738 444177 or www.snh.gov.uk

Badgers

Find out more about badgers, how they are protected and what you can do to help conserve them.

HWP-D12937.jpg (Otter) (gateway) - Captive European Otter (Lutra lutra) Highland Wildlife Park, East Highland Area. ©Lorne Gill/SNH. For information on reproduction rights contact the Scottish Natural Heritage Image Library on Tel. 01738 444177 or www.snh.gov.uk

Otters

Scotland is a key stronghold for the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra). Learn more about this charismatic and intelligent species.

Great crested newt (Gateway) - Great Crested Newt. ©Ben Ross/SNH. For information on reproduction rights contact the Scottish Natural Heritage Image Library on Tel. 01738 444177 or www.snh.gov.uk

Great Crested Newt

Find out about the world of the Great Crested Newt and what you can do to protect and conserve it.

Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) feeding on a fallen log at Morton Loch. ©Lorne Gill/SNH. For information on reproduction rights contact the Scottish Natural Heritage Image Library on Tel. 01738 444177 or www.snh.gov.uk

Red Squirrel

Find out more about how to protect and conserve one of Scotland's most charismatic species.