1st January 1970 http://scotlink.org/files/policy/PressReleases/LINKSpeciesChampion31.10.13.pdf
Scotland’s threatened wildlife has had a massive boost in support this week. Ten new ‘Species Champions’ joined the 53 MSPs already lending their political support to the country’s threatened biodiversity. At a celebratory event held on Thursday 31st October 2013 in Holyrood, it was announced that an impressive 75 out of the original 93 have now been ‘adopted’