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Forest firefighters work on a wildfire near the town of Jubrique, in Malaga province, Spain, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. 

‘Fire flocks’ of sheep and goats get deployed to help battle forest fires in Spain

Climate Change

Shepherds in Spain are now training to start “fire flocks” that graze at the edge of forests to prevent wildfires from spreading to populated areas.

uruguay

Around the world, Uruguayan wool is known to be cool

Economics

Fighting burps helps the environment

Test tube sheep save endangered species

The ‘Black Sheep’ of the Family

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Pick Your Favorite Sheep

There is a popular show on television in Senegal called Khar Bii, or This Sheep. It’s an American Idol-style contest show in Dakar which seeks to find the finest sheep before the Eid al-Adha festival. Taking inspiration from the show, here are eight great sheep for you to rate […]

Is Your Priest a Black Sheep? Website Allows Users to Rate Priests

Priests in Germany need to up their game or they will be marked out as “black sheep.”

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British farmers battle sheep rustling

Rising meat prices in Britain have led to a rise in sheep rustling there and farmers are coming up with new ways to thwart the rustlers. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with John Heard, a sheep farmer in Devon.

Mad Sheep

A Vermont farmer and her daughter look back at the USDA seize of the family’s flock of sheep. The government believes the imported sheep posed risk of Mad Cow Disease.

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Antique Sheep

Humanity today is witnessing the greatest mass extinction of species since the dinosaurs demise. Most of the vanishing breeds are wild, and many are found in remote locales like tropical rainforests. But some threatened species live much closer to home, in farmyards. About 30 percent of the world’s domestic animal breeds risk extinction, the United […]

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