Publication - Independent report

Scottish Animal Welfare Commission: welfare of isolated populations of feral animals - report

Published: 19 October 2026
From: Minister for Agriculture, Marine and the Islands, +1 more … Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Farming and rural
ISBN: 9781807756383

A report on the welfare of isolated populations of feral animals by the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission.

Supporting documents

Appendix V – photos of sheep on Hirta and islands in the St Kilda archipelago

Dun from Village Bay

Ewe and lamb in Village Bay

Hirta outside Village Bay

Village Bay viewed from above

Soay seen from the sea

Boreray seen from the sea

Contact

Email: SAWC.Secretariat@gov.scot

Thanks for your feedback