More than 13,000 people have applied so far to take part in the next series of Castaway, seduced by dreams of an idyllic life on a remote island. The reality looks rather different to full-time ...

News alert: the sheep of Scotland are shrinking! On Soay Island, off the western coast of Scotland, wild sheep are apparently defying the theory of evolution and progressively getting smaller. Why? In ...

The island of Hirta, on the western coast of Scotland, is home to a special breed of sheep. Soay sheep, named after a neighbouring island, are the most primitive breed of domestic sheep and have lived ...

The people of Soay Island, off the west coast of Scotland, have notice something strange. Over the years, their sheep have begun to shrink, as I wrote in 2009: Why? In short, because of climate change ...

There is no room for cabin fever on the island of Soay, a tiny blotch of land off Skye, where Robert and Anne Cholawo make up two thirds of its population. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

Two vets have renewed their appeal for greater protection for a rare breed of sheep that lives on a remote Scottish archipelago. Soay roam wild on St Kilda and are descended from animals first brought ...

CLIMATE change is being blamed for shrinking an ancient herd of island sheep. Sign up to our Scotsman Rural News - A weekly of the Hay's Way tour of Scotland emailed direct to you. Did you know with a ...

Why are the dark sheep on the decline in a wild herd in Scotland, even though they're bigger than the light-colored sheep? It all comes down to genes, researchers reported Thursday. The population of ...

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The island of Hirta, on the western coast of Scotland, is home to a special breed of sheep. Soay sheep, named after a neighbouring island, are the most primitive breed of domestic sheep and have lived ...