Similarly, a 2009 study by Flesch showed a significant amount of gene flow between desert
bighorn sheep populations in the U.S. and Mexico.
Blessed with lush pastures, New Zealand supplies around 60 percent of the global sheepmeat market, but even though its 31 million
sheep population outnumbers humans nearly seven to one, it is struggling to keep up with Chinese demand.
The UK has a third of the
entire sheep population of Europe, and the potential costs of the system are estimated to be as much as # 42 million annually.
In her spare time, she enjoys playing in the mountains with her dogs, dabbles in agility, and has begun herding training with her two most enthusiastic stockdogs... much to the chagrin of the local
domestic sheep population.
And
the sheep population is huge, they are everywhere.
They estimate
the sheep population to be 11,978,590 and the sponsorship target is set at # 11,978.59.