Family That Owned This 'Wildlife Wonder of the World' for 300 years Sells Bass Rock to Protect 100,000 Gannet Seabirds

The Dalrymple family sold Bass Rock and Craigleith island to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds after 320 years of ownership, ensuring professional conservation management for a globally-important seabird colony of 100,000 gannets and 10,000 puffins.

This does not guarantee permanent protection against future threats like climate change, disease, or policy reversals, nor does it address broader seabird population declines elsewhere.