Highland Cow and the Horse of the Woods

Appalled by the catastrophic decline of the capercaillie in Scotland author Roy Dennis argues a dysfunctional forest habitat is to blame and that Highland cattle can be the solution. The name 'capercaillie' is derived from Gaelic 'capallcoille', or 'horse of the woods'. Capercaillie numbers in Scotland s pine forests have tumbled from 20,000 in the 1960s to about 400 today. The species is now fa...