Scotland
Meet the island community that saved an ancient sheep Members only Members only
In 1971, a boatful of feral sheep was transported from St Kilda to the Scottish mainland. Their descendants then vanished. This is the story of the Lost Flock – and the Orkney residents who saved their primitive genes.
‘Storm worse than ever today’: how schoolteachers tracked weather in the Outer Hebrides Members only Members only
School logbooks from the nineteenth century reveal how islanders coped with a period of particularly stormy weather. In their resilience is a lesson for the future.
Can conservationists save the capercaillie – without killing its predators? Members only Members only
In Scotland, a fierce debate is underway over how to stop an iconic species dwindling to extinction – again.
A Gaelic christening for Scotland's newest species Members only Members only
A new project is naming the plants and animals that have recently arrived on these shores due to climate change.
The End of Sled Dog Racing Members only Members only
At the Aviemore Sled Dog Rally, snow is becoming a rarity. This year, the huskies raced on mud.
The Reaping Members only Members only
In the Highlands, people are harvesting ancient grains in time to Gaelic songs for the first time in over a century. What can they teach us about our relationship to the land?
“At its root, rewilding is an ecocentric approach.” Members only Members only
Future Land: An interview with Steve Carver, director of the Wildland Research Institute, on wilderness and rewilding.
