10/06/22 - CNPA Board Paper4 AACaperPaper_V7

This document contains a review of capercaillie conservation and management in the Cairngorms National Park. It presents the current situation, taking into account discussions with stakeholders after the NatureScot Scientific Advisory Committee report. The document recommends that the Cairngorms National Park Authority (Park Authority) provide advice to staff, support diversionary feeding, lead further consultation on nature refuges, work with Scottish Forestry on fence marking and removal, support habitat enhancement, and provide strategic oversight of capercaillie conservation. The document also discusses stakeholder engagement, predator control, refuges from human disturbance, fencing, habitat management, climate change, genetic diversity, and spatial strategy. It concludes that NatureScot and the Park Authority are working together to prepare a briefing for the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity.