{"id":239596,"date":"2023-10-27T00:57:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T00:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=239596"},"modified":"2023-10-27T00:57:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T00:57:22","slug":"drones-check-on-uks-loneliest-sheep-stranded-on-beach-for-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/drones-check-on-uks-loneliest-sheep-stranded-on-beach-for-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Drones check on UK&apos;s loneliest sheep stranded on beach for two years"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Is this the loneliest sheep in Britain? Drones are sent in to check on animal left stranded on a cliffside beach in the Scottish Highlands for TWO years<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ewe is stranded on remote Scots beach for TWO years after stumbling down cliff\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They are naturally at home as part of a flock. But Scotland\u2019s loneliest sheep has been marooned at the foot of a cliff in the \u00adHighlands for the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>Jillian Turner spotted the animal in 2021 during a trip from \u00adBalintore to Nigg with the East Sutherland Canoe and Kayak Club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But recently she took the same trip again and noticed the sheep was still trapped on the small area of beach. Now drones have been sent in to check on the animal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ms Turner, of Brora, Sutherland, said that when she first saw the sheep she assumed that it would manage to make its way up the rocky face. When the canoe club returned she was \u00adhorrified to see that the animal was still there.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u2018She called out on our approach and once again followed the group along the shore, jumping from rock to rock, calling to us the whole way.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/19\/76998203-12672315-image-m-3_1698259210639.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The sheep, circled, looks over in the hopes of rescue and, above, shows off its impressive long fleece<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/22\/76998157-12672315-The_rugged_shoreline_where_a_sheep_has_been_trapped_for_over_2_y-a-21_1698268496310.jpg\" height=\"377\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The rugged shoreline where the sheep has been stranded for more than two years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/22\/76998257-12672315-A_kayaker_passes_at_the_rocky_shoreline_where_a_sheep_has_been_m-a-20_1698268496309.jpg\" height=\"405\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A kayaker passes by the rocky shoreline where a sheep has been marooned<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The poor ewe has been on her own for at least two years \u2013 for a flock animal that has to be torture, and she seemed desperate to make contact with us on the two occasions we\u2019ve gone past her.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is heart-rending. We honestly thought she might make her way back up that first year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018After the storm at the weekend I worry about whether she \u00adsurvived. With huge seas coming in and a deluge of water pouring down the gullies, it must have been \u00adtraumatic for her if not fatal.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The ewe\u2019s fleece highlighted its time in isolation. Ms Turner said: \u2018Her fleece on the first occasion was a normal year\u2019s growth, \u00adhowever on the recent trip the fleece was huge and touching the ground at the back.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The sheep is not the same breed as those belonging to \u00adfarmers in the local area.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Turner has appealed to anyone she could think of who might be able to help with a rescue, but so far she has drawn a blank.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12678309\/Is-loneliest-sheep-Britain-Drones-sent-check-animal-left-stranded-cliffside-beach-Scottish-Highlands-TWO-years.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is this the loneliest sheep in Britain? 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