sheep

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From August 2024 to early March, more than 480,000 sheep and goats have been slaughtered because of the pandemic, mainly in central and northern Greece.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The land abutting the Pinto Mountains Wilderness is also home to badgers, bighorn sheep and Mojave fringe-toed lizards.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Three months after state vets seized and killed hundreds of his sheep to stamp out an ongoing pox pandemic, Kostas Theofilou fights back tears as he gazes at his empty stable.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Louise Skelly is a sheep farmer in County Down.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

She sat outside a shepherd’s tent, combing a sheep.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri