Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to help ensure the survival of primitive goat species in the Scottish Borders by granting them protected status.
Petitioner: Kenneth Erik Moffatt
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 25 March 2025
SPICe Briefing (147KB, pdf) posted 08 July 2025
10 September 2025: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, the UK Joint Nature Conservation Council, NatureScot and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
Official Report of Meeting 10 September 2025
PE2151/A: The Wild Goat Conservation Group written submission, 17 April 2025 (117KB, pdf) posted 02 June 2025
PE2151/B: Scottish Government written submission, 22 May 2025 (83KB, pdf) posted 02 June 2025
PE2151/C: The Wild Goat Conservation Trust written submission, 15 August 2025 (110KB, pdf) posted 02 September 2025
PE2151/D: Petitioner written submission, 27 August 2025 (92KB, pdf) posted 02 September 2025
PE2151/E: Lynda Graham written submission, 27 August 2025 (84KB, pdf) posted 02 September 2025
PE2151/F: Emma Harper MSP written submission, 8 September 2025 (72KB, pdf) posted 08 September 2025