Residents in a village in England are proposing cattle grids to prevent a hooligan flock of sheep from grazing on their lawns, while the shepherd counters them with a law penned in the middle ages. Read more here.
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the threat of a prison sentence or a £5,000 fine. that is a big sanction. it is, but it is very important to protect our key wildlife species. what does it say about the loch, birds like this coming back? with the return of ospreys to loch lomond, with the return of white tailed eagles, we start to see a better balance of the wildlife. but not everyone is happy to see the birds return. in some locations, sea eagles have attacked lambs. and while this hasn t happened here, farmers are concerned and warn they will be counting their livestock. they want something that is easy. a newborn lamb, young lamb, is an easy kill. it is very worrying, because it can decimate a sheep flock. it is more than a century since sea eagles have been seen nesting this close to glasgow. their reappearance means a new balance is needed between all those who use these waters.
with the return of ospreys to loch lomond, with the return of white tailed eagles, we start to see a better balance of the wildlife. but not everyone is happy to see the birds return. in some locations, sea eagles have attacked lambs. and while this hasn t happened here, farmers are concerned and warn they will be counting their livestock. they want something that is easy. a newborn lamb, young lamb, is an easy kill. it is very worrying, because it can decimate a sheep flock. it is more than a century since sea eagles have been seen nesting this close to glasgow. their reappearance means a new balance is needed between all those who use these waters. but conservationists hope that, with a little help, they will stay, breed and flourish. with me simonjones from the loch lomond and trossachs national park.