The UK’s grouse shooting season is due to officially begin on Thursday, marking what game hunting enthusiasts call the “Glorious Twelfth.” However, the practice faces questions about its impact on the environment, with the Scottish Government due to bring in a licensing system to control grouse shooting. Ministers have cited ongoing problems with illegal raptor persecution on or around grouse moors, as well as concerns about muirburn—burning heather moorland to provide fresh growth for game and livestock. The protest group Extinction Rebellion is demonstrating against grouse shooting by placing a large “don’t shoot” message in the hills near Dundee Airport. Supporters of grouse shooting say it is worth millions to the economy each year, with around 2,640 jobs in Scotland supported by the industry. At Roxburghe Estates in the Scottish Borders, head keeper Drew Ainslie and assistant factor Ed Brown were out on Byrecleugh Moor on Wednesday making their final …