An 80-year-old man in Montana pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony wildlife crimes involving his plan to let paying customers hunt sheep on private ranches. But these weren’t just any old sheep. They were “massive hybrid sheep” created by illegally importing animal parts from central Asia, cloning the sheep, and then breeding an enormous hybrid … Read more
Rising insecurity in the Red Sea is having far-reaching consequences felt around the world—not just by humans. As a result of the escalating conflict primarily spurred by Houthi attacks on ships attempting to pass through the waterway, some 15,000 Australian sheep and other livestock have been stuck aboard one vessel for weeks. Their fate remains … Read more
Marcos Del Mazo | Lightrocket | Getty Images Australia’s mutton glut sent prices tumbling, and some farmers are culling or giving away their sheep to save costs instead of rearing them on-farm. Mutton prices have slumped 70% over the past year to $1.23 per kg, data provided by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) showed. “Australia … Read more
Pink Siifu is the latest artist to participate in Sounds of Saving and the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s “Song That Found Me at the Right Time” series. He chose to cover Gonjasufi’s “Sheep,” performing the 2010 track with his partner, the musician Ss.Sylver, in a video directed by Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty. Watch it … Read more