With their big eyes and soft fluffy fleece, it’s no wonder that lambs and sheep often appear in nursery rhymes and decorate children’s bedrooms. But did you know there are over 200 breeds of sheep out ...

The genetic integrity of native Welsh sheep breeds combined with contemporary scientific techniques will develop the commercial flocks of the future. The genetic integrity of native Welsh sheep breeds ...

Don Chavez, a rancher near Albuquerque, New Mexico has a mission unlike most sheep ranchers. He doesn’t just want his sheep to be profitable, he wants them to be famous, reports KOB News. When the ...

Melissa Schneider didn’t set out to become a shepherdess. She left Los Angeles looking for something quieter. A life with a slower rhythm, a life closer to the ground. What she found on her Maine farm ...

Izzy Hoffman, an 11-year-old from Foster, Rhode Island, is helping revive a rare sheep breed, the Navajo-Churro. The breed ...

The Valais Blacknose sheep originated in Switzerland’s Valais region, where they’ve remained for centuries living in alpine environments. There are attempts being made to save this endangered breed ...

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 and ...

A company in New Zealand has been perfecting the production of a special breed of sheep that it hopes will turn heads around the world. It was love at first sight for farmer Sally Strathdee when she ...