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	Salt Spring Island Sheep
		There are 10 to 12 different breeds of sheep on Salt Spring, the oldest being the Suffolk which have been on the island since around 1890 when settlers came from Great Britain.
		Salt Spring sheep are raised mainly for meat which is sold in local restaurants and supermarkets as well as to off-island markets and through farm gate sales.
		The main predator for sheep are the dogs that go into sheep farms, chasing and sometimes killing the animals.
	www.saltspringmarket.com /salt_spring_island_farmers/sheep.htm (502 words)

	Hair Sheep in the U.S.: Historical Perspectives
		Although sheep with little or no wool had been known in parts of Texas since early in the 20th century, they were unknown or little known elsewhere in the country until 1970 or later.
		The second importation of hair sheep to the US was of "fewer than 10" Virgin Island White sheep from the island of St. Croix in 1960; they were crossed with U.S. breeds to create the foundation for the Katahdin breed, and no pure descendants were kept.
		Hair sheep (including a number of breeds/types not yet imported to the U.S.) are the predominant type of sheep in Caribbean and northern Latin American countries, but all such animals descend from hair sheep that came from West Africa one to two hundred or more years earlier, presumably in connection with the slave trade.
	www.sheepandgoat.com /HairSheepWorkshop/history.html (438 words)

	A Short Prehistory and History of Easter Island
		Later, the island was further depopulated as many Rapanui were induced to leave for other islands: nearly 200 went to Tahiti to work on plantations and another 150 were moved to the Gambier Islands.
		The whole island was a sheep ranch, and all the Rapanui islanders were confined to Hangaroa village.
		By 1914, living conditions on the island were appalling; islanders were deprived of their land and access to nearly all drinking water.
	islandheritage.org /eihistory.html (5605 words)

	Origins and Status of St. Croix Sheep (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sheep identified on early pedigrees as “yellow” and with registration numbers lower than 100 are original imports from St Croix (including lambs born to ewes that were imported pregnant).
		Spillet’s records were excellent and registration numbers of his sheep start in the 400s; influential Spillet sheep include the ram USU 884 (#1089), and various sheep in the Menig flock.
		She obtained her sheep directly from USU and kept good breeding records; her purebred flock was dispersed upon her death and some were purchased by North Carolina State University (NCS) (where no breeding records were kept).
	www.stcroixsheep.org /history.htm (771 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - Sheep Breeds
		There are a number of different theories regarding the origins of domestic sheep.
		Some sources even hypothesize that the European mouflon actually developed from the first domestic sheep in European being allowed to become feral and that all sheep are actually descendants of the Asiatic mouflon.
		The common features of today's sheep were already appearing in Mesopotamian and Babylonian art and books by 3000 B.C. Another indication of the early domestication is the fact that they are the only species of livestock unable to return to a feral or wild state.
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/sheep (291 words)

	MARCH / APRIL 2004 ISSUE OF sheep! Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The sheep's origins are as fuzzy as the stories of their introduction to Hog Island, once one of the larger barrier islands off the Virginia coast.
		In 1933, a hurricane destroyed most of Hog Island and the residents were evacuated, leaving the sheep on the island to fend for themselves.
		The Hog Island sheep are concentrated in the Virginia and North Carolina area, so for those who are thinking of trying the sheep in another region, preparations must be made for sheep or lamb purchases and future breeding or additions to flocks.
	www.sheepmagazine.com /issues/03_04_04.html (4920 words)

	Isle of Man Guide - MANX, Loghtan Sheep
		The Loghtan sheep is a native Manx breed.
		A sturdy and rugged breed, which has a long ancestry on the Island of Man. The name "Loghtan" is believed to come from the Manx words lugh (meaning mouse) and dhoan (meaning brown).
		Once the sheep would have been seen along the mountains and hills in white, grey and fl, but now only the brown ones remain.
	www.iomguide.com /loghtansheep.php (245 words)

	The Island of Sheep
		First published in 1936, The Island of Sheep (or The Man from the Norlands as it is known in the USA) was the fifth and last of John Buchan's 'shockers' featuring Richard Hannay.
		In that cool, mellow, scented dusk, where the only sounds were the drift of distant human speech, and the tinkle of the burn, and the calling of wild birds, and the drowsy bleat of an old ewe, I seemed to have struck something as changeless as the hills.
		In The Island Of Sheep, the whole may be less than the sum of its parts, but in those parts we see examples of John Buchan's writing at its finest.
	www.johnbuchansociety.co.uk /fiction/fios.htm (1145 words)

	George Washington's Mount Vernon - Hogg Island Sheep
		George Washington owned between 600 and 1,000 sheep, which were used to make wool and provide lamb and mutton for all who lived and worked at Mount Vernon.
		Sheep were also pastured to trim yards and fields and their manure used as fertilizer.
		Seasonal "Sheep to Shawl" demonstrations show each step in the wool-making process used at Mount Vernon 200 years ago.
	www.mountvernon.org /visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/468 (128 words)

	St Kilda - Soay Sheep
		All Soay sheep in the world are descended from those found on the island of Soay in the St Kilda archipelago.
		These small sheep are one of the most primitive forms of domestic sheep in the world and have probably remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years.
		Populations of sheep on Hirta and Boreray fluctuate in synchrony.
	www.kilda.org.uk /soay-sheep.htm (523 words)

	The Island
		Island Pure makes a beautiful sheep's milk yoghurt, which is absolutely wonderful - especially as a simple dessert - served with a dollop of Island Ligurian Honey.
		Kefalotiri is a creamy sheep milk cheese and is delicious on the cheese-board or grated and used in cooking.
		The island is large (155 km long) and careful assessment of your fitness level and equipment should be made.
	www.kangarooislandshop.com.au /html/the_island.html (1708 words)

	Long Island Game Farm New York Zoo
		AUGUST 27, 2007 » The Long Island Game Farm presented its annual scholarship – a $1000 one-time prize, granted in remembrance of the Game Farm’s founding family – to a very deserving Sayville senior last week.
		MAY 1, 2007 » The Long Island Game Farm is proud to present a new exhibition at their 500-person amphitheater, Kindergarten Kats – the new Toddler Tiger show for 2007!
		The show features toddler tigers in a variety of colors: standard, tabby and white, all between the ages of nine months and a year.
	www.longislandgamefarm.com (403 words)

	Fraser Island History
		The island’s sands provide an excellent record of the ageing processes of sand dunes and are an outstanding example of geological and biological processes working together.
		Fraser Island’s intertidal flats are a favoured stopover for migratory wading birds.
		Early European reports suggested that Fraser Island was heavily populated by Aboriginal people, but subsequent research indicates that there was a small permanent population of 400-600 that swelled seasonally to perhaps 2000-3000 in the winter months when seafood recourses were particularly abundant.
	www.seefraserisland.com /about/fraser_island_history.html (1410 words)

	Breed History - Hog Island Sheep - Spinning
		Hog Island is a barrier island located off the eastern coast of Virginia.
		It was first settled in 1600’s and these sheep are descended from the sheep the settlers brought with them.
		Over time the sheep developed the ability to survive on different and less food than other sheep, utilizing the food available to them very efficiently even though it was of poorer quality than the usual hay, grain, and pasture that support sheep.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art48422.asp (452 words)

	GRGUREVICH, LUKE Fisherman-Sheep-Brooks Island
		The island was the site of several Indian villages from about 3000 B.C. to 70 A.D., according to George Coles, an anthropologist at Contra Costa College who has been excavating on the island for many years.
		His son Anton claimed, in a short history of the island he wrote in 1965, that his father was cheated out of the land by one of the Big Four railroad companies.
		She gave him a long statement on what it was like to grow up in the middle of the bay.
	www.croatians.com /ISLAND-GARGUREVICH.htm (740 words)

	Inter Island Sheep Breeder’s Association (IISBA) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Inter Island Sheep Breeders’ Association is pleased to present the second of our 2006 series of practical sheep management information sessions.
		Both new and experienced shepherds will find something to benefit their flocks and sheep enthusiasts of all ages are encouraged to attend.
		In the morning the types of parasites that infect our local sheep will be discussed as well as methods of control and in the afternoon, participants will have the opportunity to conduct fecal egg examinations under the microscope.
	www.bcsheepfed.com /events/IISBseminarOct14.htm (173 words)

	Nantucket Conservation Foundation : Returning Sheep to the Island of Nantucket
		The Island of Nantucket is home to the sandplain ecosystem, one of the rarest ecosystems in the world.
		Nantucket was one of the largest whaling capitals in the world during the 1700’s and early 1800’s, and a large number of settlers that came to the island during this period brought sheep and other grazing animals with them.
		The sheep overgrazed trees and shrubs, allowing low-growing heathland and grassland plants to develop without competition for sunlight and nutrients.
	www.nantucketconservation.com /page.php?section=2&page=sheep_grazing (1559 words)

	The Nature Conservancy in California - Santa Cruz Island: Removing Feral Sheep
		An important part of the Conservancy’s work has been helping native plants recover after a century of overgrazing by feral sheep, descendants of the original flock that arrived in the 1850s and of others brought to the island later.
		The Conservancy initiated a study of the feral sheep and their impact on the island in 1978, and the frightening results turned Santa Cruz into a conservationists’ battle to save the island’s natural communities and native species.
		A unique island lotus crept back over the cliff edges, where it had retreated from the sheep, to thrive once again in the canyons.
	www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/california/preserves/art9826.html (197 words)

	prolific tropical sheep
		Barbados Blackbelly sheep are hardy and well adapted to a semi-arid tropical environment in which they have been reared for at least three centuries in close association with man. They seem to tolerate moderate variations in environmental temperatures quite well and at times show some degree of physiological adaptation.
		In any experiment designed to evaluate the performance of Blackbelly sheep, cognisance must be taken of the fact that these sheep are traditionally accustomed to be managed in small flocks and that their performance may deteriorate under large scale farming.
		Sheep are mostly grazed on rough pastures; the better managed flocks have access to improved pastures of Guinea or Pangola grass and may be given a grain supplement.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/004/X6517E/X6517E02.htm (9420 words)

	Australian holidays showcase Kangaroo Island wildlife.
		A half million sheep and 150,000 tourists annually roam the island under the watchful welcoming eye of 4,000 locals, many whose roots go back several generations and all of whom are both proud and protective of Kangaroo Island.
		Two-thirds of the island is now cultivated or grazed and one-third is protected in 14 diverse conservation parks and a national park of 75,000 hectares.
		Mention Kangaroo Island to a North American and the question will most likely be "Where's that?" However, continental Europeans from a surprising variety of countries will tell you not only where the island is but exactly why it is on their Most Wanted list of special places.
	www.travelwithachallenge.com /Kangaroo_Island.htm (1122 words)

	SONZAF 2001 - Sheep Meat
		In the South Island, the kill statistics for the nine months to July 2001 show a fall in the mean carcass weight of 2%, compared with a rise of 1% in the North Island.
		Sheep numbers are expected to continue their long-term fall over the forecast period due to land use changes to deer, forestry, dairy (particularly in the South Island), and beef cattle.
		Sheep meat export forecasts follow a similar track to production, as the domestic market takes around 20% and New Zealand population growth is less than 1% per annum.
	www.maf.govt.nz /mafnet/rural-nz/statistics-and-forecasts/sonzaf/2001/2001-12.htm (1605 words)

	American Livestock Breeds Conservancy: Santa Cruz Sheep
		Sheep have been on the island for at least 70 years and perhaps as long as 200 years.
		The feral sheep population had overgrazed the island and threatened the survival of indigenous vegetation.
		The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy convinced TNC of the importance of the feral sheep, and the two organizations agreed to cooperate in a rescue effort to conserve a portion of the population.
	www.albc-usa.org /cpl/santacruz.html (534 words)

	Good Food Kangaroo Island - Island Pure Sheep Dairy
		Island Pure Sheep Dairy was South Australia’s first sheep dairy and cheese factory when it opened at Cygnet River in 1992, and has become well-known for its range of high quality Mediterranean-style cheeses and yoghurt.
		Visitors can observe the sheep being milked, and are shown the factory and how the cheese and yogurt is made.
		Kangaroo Island Ligurian Honey’s processing factory and Fryar’s Kangaroo Island Free Range Egg Farm, which produces 19,000 eggs per day are also located in this area.
	www.goodfoodkangarooisland.com /midnortheast/islandpure/index.asp (467 words)

	Channel Islands National Park - Restoring Santa Cruz Island (U.S. National Park Service)
		The melodic song of the Santa Barbara Island song sparrow and the crimson flower of the Santa Cruz Island monkey flower are no longer heard or seen within the park.
		This restoration program is part of the NPS mission, as mandated by Congress, to preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.
		Island vegetation is responding rapidly to the removal of feral sheep, completed on western Santa Cruz Island by the The Nature Conservancy in 1980s and on the eastern portion of the island by the National Park Service in 1999.
	www.nps.gov /chis/naturescience/restoring-santa-cruz-island.htm (933 words)

	Save the Islands of Lake Wicwas
		It is hoped that this and Sheep Island (left) -- where the Smith family grazed sheep each summer for generations -- might also be protected for the benefit of this and future generations.
		Sheep Island pictured from the Smith pasture in front of Wicwas Lodge, by Meredith Center Road, March 1949.
		View of Sheep Island, Lake Wicwas, Meredith Center, New Hampshire as seen from Wicwas Lodge driveway, March 1949 (Maple Sugar tank on skidder shown in foreground).
	www.mv.com /ipusers/lionmedia/save_lake_wicwas.htm (915 words)

	Boston Harbor Islands Visitor Guide \|\| Island Facts
		Island Tidbits are fun facts about the history, culture, nature, and wildlife of park islands.
		The sizes of the islands in the park change every hour, as the ocean tides ebb and flow on their shores.
		All totaled, the park islands change from 1,483 to 3,067 acres during the tidal cycle.
	www.bostonislands.org /manage/manage_park_factsheets.html (151 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| North West Wales \| Sheep headache for island farmers
		The animals were born on Bardsey Island off the Llyn Peninsula and should have been shipped to the mainland in August in time for the winter.
		The stranded sheep were born on the island earlier this year and which should have been shipped off the island in August.
		The weather around the island is notorious - even in the calm months of the summer there can be days at a time when the boats cannot make the three mile journey.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/north_west/5401560.stm (577 words)

	CAMPBELL ISLAND SHEEP
		As a result, the Campbell Island sheep are one of the few feral breeds known to have anything other than Merino blood; they range from quarter- to half-bred Merino-longwool crosses.
		In 1970 half the island was fenced off and the sheep in the northern half were shot out, leaving only those in the southern half.
		Ten of the latter were brought to the New Zealand mainland in 1976, and by the late 1980s all the sheep remaining on the island had been exterminated.
	www.rarebreeds.co.nz /campbell.html (286 words)

	St. Croix Hair Sheep Breed Standards
		Croix sheep are of moderate size and build when viewed from the front or back.
		Croix are hair sheep and naturally shed their winter coats in the Spring.
		Unlike wool sheep, tail docking is not required, and is often discouraged.
	www.stcroixhairsheepbreeders.org /SC-FAQ.html (1262 words)

	Gunston Hall Plantation Animals
		The denizens of Gunston Hall's pasture are a flock of woolly sheep.
		These are a rare breed, descendants of a flock found on Hog Island, a barrier island near the month of the James River in Virginia.
		This type of sheep probably lived on the island for several centuries, evolving in response to the island's harshness into a breed known for its hardiness, foraging ability, and reproductive efficiency.
	www.gunstonhall.com /gardens/sheep.html (78 words)

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