Soay sheep inhabit the St. Kilda Island in the outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. This study shows that the Soay sheep and other primitive breeds survived migrations of more modern ...

A Soay sheep on the island of Hirta, St Kilda archipelago, Scotland. Photo by Martin Stoffel. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Unlike most other large mammals, the Soay sheep population of Hirta in the St. Kilda archipelago show persistent oscillations, sometimes increasing or declining by more than 60% in a year. This study ...

Mr Buckland said scientific monitoring of populations on St Kilda's islands of Hirta, Boreray and Soay suggested sheep had been dying from starvation on a regular basis for years. He added ...

The 15 goats will join a herd of Soay sheep which are already grazing on the site A herd of goats will be taking up maintenance duties on an area of protected hillside surrounding a landmark lion ...