No kidding! The rogue goats causing a danger to Highland drivers
1 May 2019
Driving around the Scottish countryside, you might expect to be on guard for wildlife with little road sense, such as pheasants or roaming red deer. But travellers in the Shiel Bridge area are having to keep their eyes peeled for another potential hazard: feral goats.
The roving goats cause a big problem for drivers on the A87, explained Willie Fraser, Senior Ranger on the National Trust for Scotland’s Kintail estate.
But the goats are oblivious to the danger. “They just wander along the road”, he said.
The feral goats causing havoc on Highland roads
Described as 鈥榓 big problem鈥�, the oblivious goats just wander along the road.
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Landward on 大象传媒 iPlayer
Dougie gets up close with lichen, Anne meets some feral goats and Nick cooks up some tasty venison in the grounds of Blair Castle in the Landward food van.
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