Troublesome sheep fitted with electric shock collars to stop them bothering rare birds in Cumbria
Daily MailA flock of troublesome sheep have been fitted with electric shock collars to stop them bothering rare birds. The Nofence collars work with an app to trigger an 'electric non-harmful pulse' when grazing sheep get too close to where the birds are nesting. The Nofence collars work with an app to trigger an 'electric non-harmful pulse' when grazing sheep get too close to where the birds are nesting Birds such as curlew, lapwings and skylarks, nest on the ground, meaning their eggs or chicks often get squashed by livestock Birds such as curlew, lapwings and skylarks, whose numbers have tumbled in recent decades, nest on the ground, meaning their eggs or chicks often get squashed by livestock. The RSPB said: 'It's encouraging to see birds already nesting in areas where the collared sheep have been stopped from grazing.'
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