BCC EP:05 Sheep farming in the shadow of a big cat

Our two different guests explain the challenges of sheep farming
when a big cat makes a visit. Gordon ran a small sheep enterprise
when he was based in south Wales. A silent predator would
sometimes take one of his ewes (also called yowes) or a tup
(young male). Gordon explains how he made adjustments to life on
the farm as he realised a large cat was making occasional visits.
Our second guest Jean runs a croft in North Scotland. At certain
times she and especially her neighbour lose yowes to a large
predator on their crofting land – they feel they are experiencing
a rogue big cat, and a black panther gets reported in the
area... 


Word(s) of the week:  Obligate carnivore


1 September 2019