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Old 23-08-2007, 06:52 PM
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Re: I know sheep aren't really Wildlife, but ...

Funny pic ... but a reminder of why sheep and their cousins can be so dangerous to natural ecosystems. They will eat anything and, while they can actually be useful in maintaining some grassland systems, they are absolutely destructive of woodland - especially goats which are better at climbing trees than their relatives! Sheep will just stop woodland regenerating whereas goats will kill it off immediately ...
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