The last Mouflon sheep in England.

johnstoni said:
whats your verdict, Pertinax? I think these look more convincing that the images from Birmingham Nature Centre and Flag Fen.
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They certainly look pure(r) to me- they have a uniform appearance and are the right colour. Do they have a ram of their own already in this group?
 
be great if they could get that lonely male up there! be perfect start a new group (depending on ewe ages) Is anyone aware if this is just a news story or has anyone contacted the owner? could Zoochat set this up? zoochatters could save a species! (in the UK anyway) :)
 
Vulpes said:
be great if they could get that lonely male up there! be perfect start a new group (depending on ewe ages) Is anyone aware if this is just a news story or has anyone contacted the owner? could Zoochat set this up? zoochatters could save a species! (in the UK anyway) :)
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Good idea. Perhaps it should be whoever started the thread?:)

My only reservation is whether these ewes are still of breeding age but even if not the Ram would have proper company. Someone should definately contact the owner of the Ram about this if they haven't
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I have contacted the journalist who wrote the article to pass on the info to the owner of the ram. Not sure if anyone else has been in contact, but even if they have, it's better they get lots of emails rather than none.
 
Devi said:
I have contacted the journalist who wrote the article to pass on the info to the owner of the ram. Not sure if anyone else has been in contact, but even if they have, it's better they get lots of emails rather than none.
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Good for you. I wonder if you will hear any more about it.
 
Charley_Orang said:
Whipsnade had one in the childrens farm, it used to roam free my little girl loved it. Think it has passed away, we haven't seen it this year.
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There used to be a seasonal shop in the childrens farm at Whipsnade that was a large wooden hut by the pond. The mouflon learned to wait til a youngster was opening the door and make a break for the pick and mix, it had learnt to flip up the transparent lids to access the sweets and would butt you when you tried to wrestle it out.
 
We have a flock of 22 mouflon sheep and would be interested in getting some fresh stock. We contacted the owner of the 'last mouflon' but he has been given away and the ram's current location is not known.
If anyone knows where there are some mouflons, in this country, could you please let me know.
 
As discussed earlier on this thread, the only pure-looking ones seem to be the 6 ewes at Camperdown Wildlife Centre. The others all look to have domestic genes in them. Are yours a pure-bred flock or have they been kept with domestic sheep in the past?
 
Thanks
Our Mouflons are pure-bred Corsican Mouflon and have been a closed flock for the last 14 years. They have not been bred with domesticated sheep. The only other sheep they have grazed with were our soay ewe lambs from last year and then there were only 2 mouflon ewe lambs with them from the same year. (we do not put them into lamb in their first season).
 
I'm surprised if you contacted the owner of that single Ram that they didn't know where it was now. Maybe they just didn't want to say.

From what we have discovered on here, the other so- called 'Mouflon' in the UK apart from probably the females at Camperdown, all contain domestic blood as the various photos show.

Maybe you could bring in another ram from Europe if the 'lone' one isn't available anymore?
 
The man who had the Ram was quite old and a bit forgetful, he did tell us some places where he thought there was some but we can't get in contact with them.
We have thought about importing one, but the cost and all the rules and regulations put us off alittle. So thats why were looking in the Uk. We have contacted Camperdown and are now waiting for a reply.
 
MillyW said:
The man who had the Ram was quite old and a bit forgetful,
We have thought about importing one, but the cost and all the rules and regulations put us off alittle.
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Surely he knew where the Ram went though? The story is only a few months old so it can't have been long ago he was moved.

Agreed Importation is expensive. Its ironic that you could use that Ram and he is now seemingly unvailable. But maybe you could still track him down as he seems the best bet purity-wise.

The Camperdown ewes look pure but rather old from the pictures but maybe there is a female or two still young enough to breed from. They have no male as far as we know.
 
Would it really be all that expensive? if you took the car across on the ferry to france and got two young ram lambs might be a bit cheaper? I suppose if its just a hobby, its a lot of money to put out with no return! Perhaps you could combine it with a holiday? Kill two birds with one stone. I am disappointed that the lone ram has disappeared! Where did you get yours to start with?
 
We could get some that way but I'm not sure if they'll have to be put into quarenteen or what other rules we have to go by to transport them.
Ours originated from Flag Fen many years ago.They've lived in a closed flock at a farm for at least 14 years but we aren't to sure when they were moved from Flag Fen.
 
It seems likely from all this that the single male may well now be somewhere where there aren't other purebed Mouflon, which is a waste.

Maybe it would still be possible for you to track down his whereabouts and maybe the new owner would be prepared to part with him- that's presuming he's not related to your flock in the first place.
 
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The ram has been found!! I have given details privately as not sure the new owner is too keen on publicity - Just wished you had contacted us sooner before her was rehomed - hopefully the guy concerned will be able to help you out. Good luck and keep me updated
 
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