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Rare leech once commonplace in hospitals sighted in Dumfries and Galloway
ONE of the rarest invertebrates in Scotland, the medicinal leech, has been spotted in Dumfries and Galloway for the first time. The presence of the medicinal leech has been confirmed in three ponds near Carrick Shore on the Solway coast by Buglife, as part of the Scotland-wide conservation programme, Species on the Edge. Medicinal leeches are […]
Scots mum and son duo spot rare “1 in 100,000” albino squirrel
A SCOTS mum and her nature-loving son have spotted one of only an estimated 50 rare albino squirrels in the UK. Marije Pama and her son Mylo were driving past the local sports centre in Haddington, East Lothian earlier this month (4 NOV) when they spotted the pale white squirrel through the window of their […]
Scots family remain hopeful after daughter, 5, suffering from tragic rare cancer relapse has “very good response” to treatment
A SCOTS family is remaining hopeful after the treatment for their daughter’s rare form of cancer appears to have yielded a “very good response”. Stephanie Kent and Jamie Gentleman’s daughter Flora was first diagnosed with rare and aggressive neuroblastoma in April 2021 when she was just two years old. Stephanie Kent, 31, Flora Gentleman, 5, […]