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Did you know the Shetland sheep is a rare breed? What about that it's one of a few breeds that produce a true, ink-black ...
"Some native breeds in Scotland are becoming ever rarer, and I'm mad about my conservation," she said. "We started to look for rare breed of sheep that were native specifically to this corner of ...
A LEADING Scottish sheep breeder is the first in the UK to import a distinctive new sheep breed developed in Germany, claiming they are 'the breed of today'. Jim Kennedy, from Lyonston, Maybole, in ...
Shear Force: How Sheep Reshaped Scotland. Clip: Season 2 Episode 3 | 5m 42s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Wool has transformed Scotland’s landscapes, livelihoods, and legacy.
One of the oldest breeds in the United States, these sheep with a funny name developed from the original sheep brought by Spanish explorers in the 1500s. It’s named for the first non-native settlers ...
Boreray sheep have direct links to Scotland's extinct Dunface breed (Image: Jane Cooper). At the centre of is Jane, a passionate knitter whose affection for the breed’s precious yarn drove her ...
Rare sheep with roots on a remote Scottish island are gaining a valuable foothold in Norfolk - helped by a family determined to save the breed from extinction. Suzannah Long and her mother Kerry ...
"Some native breeds in Scotland are becoming ever rarer, and I'm mad about my conservation," she said. ... "So you're not trying to raise a breed of sheep that isn't suited to where you are from.
"Some native breeds in Scotland are becoming ever rarer, and I'm mad about my conservation," she said. ... "So you're not trying to raise a breed of sheep that isn't suited to where you are from.
Rebecca McLellan is trying to safeguard the future of a rare breed of sheep one scarf at a time. She fell in love with the Castlemilk Moorit and now has her own flock of 18 on the farm where she ...