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Rob Pownall, who ran for office in Scotland dressed as a giant gannet, didn’t win many votes—but he did get people talking about the brutal, centuries-old Guga Hunt. His campaign group, Protect the Wild, just scored a major victory when NatureScot denied this year’s license, but they’re not celebrating yet. The hunt could still resume if the law doesn’t change. Pownall, using his iconic costume to draw attention, walked 16 kilometers around the Scottish Parliament—each kilometer representing a section of outdated law—to raise $16,000 and push for permanent abolition of the hunt under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act. He’s clear: temporary wins won’t cut it. The gannet chicks are still at risk unless the law is rewritten for good—and the fight continues until this cruel tradition is erased from history.

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