A ‘virtual fence’ GPS collar used on cattle, is being singled out as an exemplar of how rural industries can benefit by embracing digital technologies in Scotland. The collars, first used in 2022 by Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS) on cattle grazing a trial site in Dumfries & Galloway, has been so successful that FLS are using the collars for …
Inexpensive camera technology is being used to boost conservation efforts by providing a more accurate capercaillie count in the Highlands. The cameras – dotted across the 60,000 hectares of landscape that forms the Cairngorms Connect project area – have captured over 3000 images and some video of capercaillie and give a more accurate assessment of capercaillie distribution and breeding success …
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Cows will be kept under control with GPS collars linked to satellites, in a trial of virtual fence technology – the first in Scotland by Forestry & Land Scotland (FLS).