Plan to repopulate Scottish island of Ulva begins with … a herd of cattle

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Kevin McKenna
Plan to repopulate Scottish island of Ulva begins with … a herd of cattle

The population is down to six. But the community believes its radical experiment could be the key to the Hebrides’ future At Scotland’s western edge, made jagged by ancient elements, a new model for living is taking shape. Ulva, a small island in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Mull, is beginning to reverse decades of population decline.The island’s current population is six but before another generation has passed it’s expected to grow tenfold. Once, it had a…

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Kevin McKenna
Plan to repopulate Scottish island of Ulva begins with … a herd of cattle