About Scotland on Sunday: Capercaillie Face Fox Snare Threat
Scotland on Sunday: Capercaillie Face Fox Snare Threat- Jeremy Watson. The European Union, which has put £2.5m into a capercaillie protection programme in Scotland, has urged the Scottish Executive to reduce the death toll of the capercaillie from the huge rise in the number of fox snares being set by gamekeepers legally to protect the red grouse.