PICTURES: Extinction Rebellion's Highland 'funeral' draws attention to endangered species
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Extinction Rebellion highlighted the threat to endangered species at a funeral possession through the Highland Capital.
The campaign was to raise awareness of the risk to wildlife such as foxes, red squirrels and puffins due to rising temperatures in the UK.
Climate challenge protestors want people to make small changes to limit climate change to 1.5degrees to protect wildlife.
The procession started from the Town House and finished in Falcon Square.
A spokesman for Extinction Rebellion said: "Scottish wild-life faces extinction. Mountain hares, foxes, wildcats, red squirrels, water voles, pine martens, puffins and otters are all at risk. Imagine a Scotland without wild-life.
"Climate change, the destruction of habitats, pollution, hunting and fishing are all to blame. With the glorious 12th once again upon us, RSPB figures record that illegal persecution of birds of prey is almost exclusively linked to land managed for intensive driven grouse shooting.
"In the last 15 years around 50 satellite tagged golden eagles have disappeared on grouse moors in Scotland.
"Palm oil production from Indonesia is causing deforestation and habitat loss for Orangutans so we need to ensure we are shopping responsibly and avoid palm oil as even sustainable or responsibly sourced palm oil schemes are not regulated properly to have any meaningful effect.
Kate MacLachlan, an environmental campaigner from Drumnadrochit, said: “We need to lock carbon in to reduce climate warming."
Carbon is the name for gasses, released into the atmosphere from human activity such as industrialisation, use of fossil fuels, transport and agricultural practice.
Ms MacLachlan continued: "Despite pledges on regulation, the Scottish government continues to subsidise large sporting estates where unlicensed muirburn and unlicensed use of medicated grit damage our precious peatland.
"Climate warming and the extinction of species means we all need to take responsibility and lobby our politicians.”
