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Royal Welsh award for flockmaster Cyril  -  Nov 13, 2008
Daily Post,For the past 30 years Mr Lewis has been secretary of CAMDA, a cooperative breeding group established in 1974 to advance the genetics of Welsh Mountain sheep

Fears for Iveragh  -  Oct 29, 2008
The Kerryman,...(One farming family on the Iveragh peninsula has come up with an innovative and successful web-based 'adopt a mountain sheep' initiative).

The Hemenway sheep should just be left alone  -  Oct 30, 2008
Las Vegas Sun,Some folks in Boulder City are upset about the mountain sheep that invade Hemenway Valley and graze in Hemenway Park. Some are upset because the sheep are

Driver rear-ended after slowing for sheep  -  Nov 7, 2008
The Wenatchee World Online,WENATCHEE — A rear-end collision Wednesday afternoon on Highway 97A came after vehicles slowed to allow a mountain sheep to cross the roadway, according to

News Briefs  -  Nov 7, 2008
Capital Press (subscription),Producers attending the conference will also hear an update on the scrapie eradication program and a report from the Rocky Mountain Sheep Marketing

Subdivision proposals go back to planning commission  -  Oct 21, 2008
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,By PHIL WHITE LARAMIE - Albany County Commissioners returned two rural subdivision proposals to the county planning commission Tuesday after the developers

Sambal draw  -  Nov 8, 2008
Malaysia Star,There were also Welsh mountain sheep and black cow and calf, which provided useful lessons about where your beef burger or sirloin steak comes from.

Men freed in probe into sheep farmer's death  -  Nov 13, 2008
Belfast Newsletter,As well as running the large mountain sheep farm on which he lived alone, he worked as a psychiatric nurse. The killing in September 2004 was featured on

The Nature of Things  -  Nov 5, 2008
Thousand Oaks Acorn,Wild animals in this order native to California are deer, elk, pronghorn antelope and mountain sheep. Interestingly, each of these animals has developed the

Pesky critters can fall into 'loopholes'  -  Nov 3, 2008
Great Falls Tribune,State Fish Wildlife & Parks officers will respond to calls about wild game, which includes deer, elk, antelope, moose, Rocky Mountain sheep, mountain goats,

Whitewater petroglyphs may be in jeopardy  -  Nov 9, 2008
Grand Junction Sentinel,One of the panels, which depicts a horse and bear paws surrounding a mountain sheep, has slipped some in the last month, Safken said.

Wolf slain by 87-year-old Iranian woman  -  Nov 8, 2008
PRESS TV,Their main prey tends to be deer, wild boar, mountain sheep and livestock, although in 2005, a homeless man was reportedly eaten alive by wild wolves in the

A jinx is a jinx  -  Nov 1, 2008
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin,Once we saw Rocky Mountain sheep on high cliffs. We passed up one hole noted for the nearby presence of bears, and Mac pointed out a salmon redd.

New chief grabs reins of Penticton band  -  Oct 23, 2008
BCLocalNews,He’s also spent a large portion of his working life involved with those issues, tracking mountain sheep, elk and deer with the Ministry of Environment and

Hunting Marco Polo sheep in Eastern Pamirs  -  Sep 11, 2008
Times of Central Asia (subscription),Toktomat Joroev from Tajikistan was named as one of the best hunters of the mountain sheep, the Marco Polo sheep, by his own clients -- foreign tourists.

Pedigree-registered ram show and sale  -  Sep 23, 2008
Irish Independent,The Wicklow Mountain Sheep Breeders' Society is planning its 66th annual show and sale of pedigree-registered rams on Saturday, October 11.

Life on the rim: Bighorn numbers dwindle  -  Sep 11, 2008
The Casper Star Tribune,This icy wind -- which would rip a flag to tatters in a few short days -- is what makes this place ideal for Rocky Mountain sheep.

Three Sisters Mountain Village extends its green fingers  -  Sep 23, 2008
Property Wire,These are free from disturbance or development and help the sustained protection of the region's wildlife, which includes deer, mountain sheep,

Sheep Mountain's charms  -  Sep 6, 2008
Denver Post,By Dave Cooper The off-trail trek up the ridge to Sheep Mountain is relatively easy and leads to an uncrowded, scenic summit. (Dave Cooper, Special to The

Why heart rules the head when piggy D-Day arrives  -  Sep 16, 2008
WalesOnline,...by the rain when she arrived in the UK last week was my American visitor Oogie Maguire, who farms Black Welsh Mountain sheep high above Colorado.

Good Time to Pack a Camera  -  Sep 8, 2008
Kitsap Sun,Be it bear, elk, deer, or exotic animals you won't find in our local neck of the woods - like mountain sheep or moose - now is the time to pack the camera.

Wool producer warns farmers to stay with the board  -  Sep 1, 2008
WalesOnline,And Dilwyn John, who runs a flock of South Wales Mountain sheep at Danygraig, Cwmtaff, near Merthyr Tydfil, says he doesn’t want other farmers to be treated

Jasper's awesome in autumn  -  Sep 20, 2008
Calgary Herald,Mountain sheep may be seen on the sides of the highway at natural salt licks, but they will soon head to higher elevations. The calls of water birds such as

Wyoming wool mill aims to share with ranchers  -  Sep 11, 2008
LocalNews8.com,AP - September 11, 2008 3:35 PM ET BUFFALO, Wyo. (AP) - Two businesswomen are opening the first wool mill in Wyoming and sharing profits with local sheep

Call of the wild  -  Sep 5, 2008
Financial Times,...walks me past the carvings, drawing my attention to the best known among them – the two-headed snake, the dancing mountain sheep.

Community profile: Klukwan  -  Sep 21, 2008
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),Residents subsist on salmon and eulachon from the Chilkat River, and they also harvest halibut, shellfish, deer, mountain sheep, bear and berries.

Young Utahns of 1857 untouched by adults' prejudice  -  Sep 14, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,One morning his new friend surprised him with a gift: a bow made from mountain sheep horn backed by sinew, and some cane arrows.

In which I ponder my new weird habits  -  Sep 20, 2008
Daily Mail,I have just, at huge expense (£4000), had ecologically friendly Black Mountain sheep wool laid in my loft to help keep me warm; it might have been cheaper

Sleeping Beauty  -  Sep 18, 2008
NY Arts Magazine,With a prolific career, spanning over a decade, Vanmechelen grew up on her father’s Caha Mountain sheep farm surrounded by the magical and mystical

Off the beaten track in northern BC  -  Aug 30, 2008
StarPhoenix,Beyond is a wilderness filled with snow-capped mountains, deep green valleys, where Stone mountain sheep, caribou and wood bison roam, animals usually seen

Rural events in the week ahead  -  Sep 11, 2008
Daily Post,18: Welsh Mountain Sheep Society (pedigree) show and sale, Welshpool market. 18: Llandudno Riders Club fun quiz, Deganwy Castle Hotel, 7.30pm.

Bright shrubby cinquefoil is both pretty and potent  -  Sep 4, 2008
Great Falls Tribune,Larger birds and small mammals enjoy the seeds and the foliage while hoofed browsers, such as mountain sheep, eat the plants. A hike through Sluice Boxes

Fishing in the Clear  -  Aug 29, 2008
Desert Valley Times,Probably mule deer and rabbits, although panel art also depicts mountain sheep. Brochures say bobcats and cougars have also been seen in the canyon.

Feds finalize habitat for endangered bighorn sheep  -  Aug 5, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,The federal government is designating more than 400000 acres of wildlands in the Eastern Sierra Nevada as protected habitat for an endangered mountain sheep

Delphi mountain resort, Connemara  -  Aug 6, 2008
Irish Independent,Having driven through a rain-sodden Connemara — with the only other sign of life being the odd mountain sheep — it’sa welcome sight to come across the

Across Colorado, Travelers Will Find a 'Vroom' With a View  -  Jul 30, 2008
MarketWatch...wildlife watching and many of the state's byways offer the chance to see Colorado wildlife such as bison, eagles, Rocky Mountain sheep, hawks and more.

Take a walk in the Brecon Beacons  -  Jul 19, 2008
Independent,They have a herd of 200 Welsh mountain sheep that are kept out through the winter and are a tough breed with the meat flavoured by the herbs they eat.

Visitors take high road to World Heritage site  -  Aug 2, 2008
Calgary Herald,Don't be surprised to see mountain sheep by the roadside -- and be prepared for a snowball fight, even in the heat of July. The website for Glacier National

Village fair steps back in time  -  Jul 24, 2008
Basingstoke Gazette,Valerie Thame, of Overton Hill, manned her stall, selling paintings and also carding the wool from Black Welsh Mountain Sheep. She said: "We thought it was

The Sirius side to the dog days of summer  -  Aug 9, 2008
The Courier News,In North American indigenous cultures, the star carries references to dogs, known as "a dog following mountain sheep," "wolf star," "coyote star," or "moon

Chance of a lifetime trip  -  Aug 8, 2008
Haldimand Review,Back on the train again after three days, heading to Vancouver, we saw mountain sheep, elk and bears, then travelled one and a half hours by BC ferry to

Artist Spotlight 'Puppets in the Park'  -  Jul 17, 2008
OurayNews.com,Such wacky characters as Crag Monster, Rocky Mountain Sheep, Bear, and Stinky the Skunk, brought to life by puppeteers Zina Lahr and Judy Yeo.

Review | 'Muraqqa  -  Jul 18, 2008
New York Times,Also in the Minto album is a remarkable image of a mountain sheep by the artist Padarath, one of several wildlife pictures commissioned by Jahangir.

Rug designers at top of pile  -  Jul 17, 2008
Toronto Star,They are hand-tufted, hand-knotted or woven with handspun yarn that has a natural lanolin content found in wool from high-mountain sheep.

Global warming affecting big-game  -  Jul 25, 2008
Lake Sun Leader (subscription),Rising temperatures will allow forests to climb to higher elevations, severely limiting the alpine habitats that support bighorn and other mountain sheep.

ON THE LOOKOUT  -  Jul 30, 2008
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin,Bacon also pointed to spots where mountain goats and Rocky Mountain sheep often appear. “The sheep look black from lying in ashes and rubbing up against

Test de Super HIND sur Playstation Portable  -  Aug 7, 2008
JeuxVideo.com,Prenez ce Super Hind par exemple : le but avoué du studio Mountain Sheep était d'aboutir à un jeu aussi fun que pouvait l'être Desert Strike en son temps.

Mark Wyndham  -  25 Apr 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,...from bee-keeping, canals (for years he kept a barge), industrial archaeology and Welsh Mountain sheep, to military history and the making of rag rugs.

Mountain’s graziers face uphill battle  -  Apr 3, 2008
Daily Post,On the mountain sheep have right of way and motorists have a duty to avoid them. Mr Wright is keen to avoid conflict but wants to foster greater

Skiing on Sunday: Frozen Four edition  -  Apr 10, 2008
MLive.com,Then there were the mountain sheep. Six of them, the big curled horns and all, as big as ponies, standing in the middle of I-70. Thankfully, this was on the

Farr estate auction on Saturday  -  Apr 24, 2008
Greeley Tribune,Some of the hunting trophies expected at the auction include Rocky Mountain Sheep, antelopes, a moose, a grizzly bear rug and a Bengal tiger rug.

That sinking feeling  -  Apr 11, 2008
Durango Herald,Mountain Sheep pump station was to be our final destination, a whopping 163 miles short of the original planned take-out. And at that point,

Shepherd wins bid to ward off walkers  -  Apr 15, 2008
ic Wales,...“Mountain sheep are very fussy and I would not go up to a ewe that was lambing. I would give it a wide berth. “Nothing has ever happened here yet,

TV review: Ledger's legacy adds to poignancy  -  Apr 6, 2008
Stuff.co.nz,By LINDA BURGESS - The Dominion Post | Monday, 07 April 2008 AUTHENTIC STAR: Brokeback Mountain's backdrop of sheep mustering gave Heath Ledger's character,

Sheep ranchers work hard just to break even  -  Apr 16, 2008
Capital Press (subscription),Years later when grazing was not permitted, fire burned the entire mountain. Sheep ranchers also must contend with international issues.

Officials announce killing of mountain lion  -  Apr 3, 2008
Yuma Sun,BY JAMES GILBERT, SUN STAFF WRITER Officials with the Arizona Game and Fish Department announced the killing of a mountain lion Saturday in the Tank

Human DNA Found In 14300 Year Old Feces In Oregon Cave Is Oldest ...  -  Apr 3, 2008
Science Daily (press release)It was full of camel, horse and mountain sheep bones, and in there we found a human coprolite. We radiocarbon-dated the camel and mountain sheep bones,

Groups try to rid Telluride of plastic shopping bags  -  Apr 12, 2008
Grand Junction Sentinel,By BEVERLY CORBELL Plastic shopping bags cost money and harm the environment, says Dave Allen of the environmental advocacy group Sheep Mountain Alliance,

Cougar killings halted at Kofa  -  Apr 19, 2008
Arizona Republic,YUMA - Arizona Game and Fish Department officials say they're suspending a program that targets mountain lions on the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.

Super Hind comes to the PSP  -  Apr 8, 2008
gamesdog.co.uk,Publisher v.2 Play and the games developer Mountain Sheep have updated Super Hind so gamers, as pilot Warrant Officer Dante Griffin, can now manoeuvre a

Faeces hint at first Americans  -  Apr 3, 2008
BBC News,..."It was full of camel, horse and mountain sheep bones, and in there we found a human coprolite." This and 13 other coprolites - fossilised faeces - proved

Wednesday lunch-goers feast on homemade soups  -  Apr 10, 2008
OurayNews.com,On the return trip Peggy was excited to see mountain sheep down near the highway at County Road 14 and I am excited just to know they are still there.

Super Hind brings chopper action to PSP  -  Apr 7, 2008
Pocket Gamer,The game's in development with Finnish outfit Mountain Sheep and the May release date applies worldwide. Been gagging for some explosive cockpit action on

New findings put back date of first arrivals in Americas  -  Apr 4, 2008
Cordis News,...'It was full of camel, horse and mountain sheep bones, and in there we found a human coprolite.' DNA tests confirmed that 14 of the coprolites (dried-out

Earliest American DNA found in fossilised faeces  -  Apr 3, 2008
The Tech Herald,..."We found a little pit in the bottom of a cave," he said, "It was full of camel, horse and mountain sheep bones, and in there we found a human coprolite.

Alaska teen survives cold night after fatal helicopter crash  -  Apr 16, 2008
Contra Costa Times,By RACHEL D'ORO AP Writer ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A 14-year-old boy survived a frigid night in the wreckage of a helicopter crash that killed four other people

New Evidence Resets Timeline for North American Settlement  -  Apr 4, 2008
RedOrbit,..."It was full of camel, horse and mountain sheep bones, and in there we found a human coprolite." The findings give researchers a better idea of what kind of

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