Sheep being fitted with electric shock collars to stop them disturbing birds

Sheep being fitted with electric shock collars to stop them disturbing birds

SHEEP are being fitted with electric shock collars to stop them disturbing ground-nesting rare birds. The Nofence technology lets farmers set aside safe pasture areas using an app, which then communicates with the grazers’ neck-worn gadgets. Sheep are being fitted with electric shock collars to stop them disturbing ground-nesting rare birds The devices sound an alarm to warn the woolly wanderers if they stray out of bounds — followed by a “human…