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Re:Iceland's attempts to replant its forests by cpr on Friday October 20, 2017 @10:52AM (#15516224)
I saw the same thing on the island of Achill, Ireland. All sheep are allowed to roam the island freely, so if you want anything protected, you have to fence it in.

And there are no trees to speak of. That could either be because of the harsh winds on this almost-westernmost point of Ireland, or (never thought of this until now) it could be the sheep.

The government pays people 50 pounds per sheep per annum, so people just let their sheep roam forever, unshorn, spray-painted with each owner's distinct colors.

(Disclaimer: probably ignorant observations from an outsider, taking a couple of our girls to the world-class Irish music camp they hold each year.)

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Re:Iceland's attempts to replant its forests by smcl on Friday October 20, 2017 @11:45AM (#15516647)
Pounds in Ireland? I was curious if that was a typo or an old fact from pre-Euro days so I dug around a little about this subsidy/stipend, but couldn't find anything. Any ideas what it could be?
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Re:Iceland's attempts to replant its forests by clort on Friday October 20, 2017 @11:59AM (#15516786)
Irish used Pounds (Punt in Irish language) before and use the Euro now but they still refer to units of money as 'quid' over there
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Re:Iceland's attempts to replant its forests by jamesblonde on Friday October 20, 2017 @11:50AM (#15516692)
Maybe cpr is british?
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Re:Iceland's attempts to replant its forests by CalRobert on Saturday October 21, 2017 @11:00AM (#15522042)
There's a gorgeous tiny forest on the Beara peninsula that I visit whenever I can. I think it's my favourite place on the whole island (Beara as a whole is happily underrated and relatively lightly touristed).

However, it's fenced in by old stone walls, and I was dismayed to see someone had driven a tractor through said wall the last time I visited and there were at least a couple sheep munching away in there.

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