“Britain’s loneliest sheep” has been rescued by a gaggle of farmers within the Scottish highlands.
Fiona, as she has been known as, was stranded on the foot of some cliffs for at the least two years.
Now, although, she has been recovered utilizing “heavy equipment”, stated Cammy Wilson, a sheep farmer from Ayrshire.
While she is “over-fat” and it was “some job lifting her up”, she is in “incredible fettle”, Mr Wilson added.
Fiona was noticed on a shingle seashore by a resident of Brora whereas kayaking in 2021, The Northern Times reported.
Jillian Turner took the identical journey final month and noticed the ewe once more.
“She called out on our approach and followed the group along the shore, jumping from rock to rock, calling to us the whole way,” she advised the newspaper.
“The poor ewe has been on her own for at least two years – for a flock animal that has to be torture, and she seemed desperate to make contact with us on the two occasions we’ve gone past her.”
The Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals stated it was in attendance for the rescue and Fiona is in “good bodily condition, apart from needing to be sheared”.
It added: “She will now be taken to a specialist home within Scotland to rest and recover. We are delighted that [she] is ready to start her new life.”
Mr Wilson stated: “Britain’s loneliest sheep is lonely no more.”
Source: information.sky.com”