Wildlife or whisky? Geese or jobs? That was the argument last year on the Scottish island of Islay after Friends of the Earth was accused of caring more about peat bogs than the islanders' livelihoods.
But not everyone stands to lose if whisky distilling and farming give way to nature conservation. Big subsidies could come flying in on the wings of those Greenland geese and some of the people making the loudest protests know it very well.
Groundswell investigates. Presenter Hugh Sykes Producer GAYNOR SHUTTE
(Re-broadcast nert Saturday)