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Buckland

/ ˈbʌklənd /

noun

  1. William . 1784–1856, English geologist; he became a proponent of the idea of catastrophic ice ages

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Vets David Buckland and Graham Charlesworth argue that the sheep are not native to St Kilda and have undergone thousands of years of domestication, so should treated the same way as sheep on farms are.

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Mr Buckland said small numbers should be taken off Hirta each year to reduce the population.

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David Buckland and Graham Charlesworth say that on the main island of Hirta, hundreds of sheep starve to death every winter due to a lack of grazing.

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Martin's bandmates Guy Berryman, Will Chamberlain and Jonny Buckland would rather that no-one noticed them at all.

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Towards the end of the show, he stops everything to celebrate Buckland's 48th birthday, presenting the guitarist with a Lego Batmobile and promising, "I'll give you £1m if you build it before Fix You".

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