In 1931, a bankrupt farmer abandoned 4,000 sheep on a sub-Antarctic island: Decades of isolation produced a flock with rare inherited traits

Sheep farming on Campbell Island ended in 1931, leaving thousands of animals to survive alone. These abandoned sheep became feral and developed unique traits over decades of isolation. By 1970, the ...

After decades of decline, New Zealand’s wool industry is making a comeback

Forty years ago there were more than 22 sheep to every New Zealander, but wool prices and production declined with the uptake of synthetic alternatives ...
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Yes, New Zealand still has more sheep than people. But humans are catching up

WELLINGTON – The vast number of sheep in New Zealand relative to the country’s scant human population has long been the subject of jokes aimed at New Zealanders abroad. It’s true: The country is one ...
Farmers Weekly

Images of hard-working farm heroes net award

Gisborne sheep and beef farmer wins Documentary category in International Pet Photography Awards with her photos of farm dogs ...
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Yes, New Zealand still has more sheep than people. But humans are catching up

FILE - Farmer Ross Turner feeds his sheep hay in his snow covered paddocks on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand, July 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Baker,File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) WELLINGTON, New ...