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Climate Change Shrinks Scotland's Wild Sheep [1]

Wild sheep on a remote Scottish island are shrinking, and scientists blame global warming.

Soay sheep are on average 5 percent smaller than 25 years ago, an indication climate change can have a rapid effect on natural populations and a sign of possible more widespread changes in future, researchers said on Thursday.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2009
Planet Ark (Australia) [2]
Tags:
Sheep [3], Climate Change [4], Global Warming [5], Genetic Disorders [6], Wildlife [7], Grasses [8], United Kingdom (UK) [9]

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