Tag Archives: Sheep

Lambs to the slaughter: What future for the UK’s sheep flock, post-Brexit?

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Miles King

Sheep near Wind Tor, Dartmoor. Photo by Anthea Simmons As we wait for what feels like the final slow-motion spin of the car as it hurtles inexorably towards the cliff edge, wondering if our heroes are going to escape from … Continue reading →

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Quoth the Raven: Never More.

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Miles King

On Friday last week Defra announced that Natural England chair Andrew Sells would be standing down in January 2019, a year earlier than had originally been planned. Sells joined the Natural England board in 2014 on his first 3 year … Continue reading →

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Which is the biggest threat to sheep – Dogs or Lynx?

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Miles King

It’s understandable why sheep farmers and their organisations should be worried about the reintroduction of Apex Predators such as Wolf and Lynx. Recent proposals to reintroduce Lynx have met with stiff opposition from the likes of the National Sheep Association, … Continue reading →

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Wolves Dogs and Sheep

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Miles King

Where’s the wolf Fido? By User:Squigman (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons I used to be quite good at statistics, but that was a very long time ago. Now I marvel at my colleagues at Footprint Ecology, who painlessly … Continue reading →

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