Last fall, Australian authorities rescued a dangerously overgrown sheep that had been on its own for at least five years, according to experts. When it finally got a haircut, its fleece weighed a ...

Chris the sheep, a merino famed for once being discovered with the world's heaviest fleece, has died in Australia. The animal generated global attention in 2015 after being spotted in the wild ...

But 12 months after her daring rescue, the ewe, Fiona, struggles to bond with her fellow farm-animals with her new owner fearing she’s ‘forgotten how to be a sheep’. The stranded mammal was ...

A large-scale, low-input Romney breeder has added low-micron fleece to his breeding goals, with the aim of turning a loss-making wool enterprise into a profitable one. Frank Langrish, of Langrish ...

Chris the merino sheep made global headlines after being found wandering alone outside Australia's capital Canberra with masses of wool sagging from its frame in 2015. Current Edition Topics ...

A sheep on top of The Fleece Countryside Inn, in Ripponden, West Yorks. (The Fleece Countryside Inn via SWNS) By Douglas Whitbread via SWNS Hilarious photos show how an intrepid sheep managed to ...

Most farmers sell their fleeces through British Wool, but some say the price paid means it is simply not a viable option Farmers have vowed to continue burning sheep fleeces in protest over ...

Fiona spent two years stranded at the foot of an isolated cliff in the Highlands Farmer fears she has 'forgotten how to be a sheep' 12 months after rescue Click here to visit the Scotland home ...

Please verify your email address. Adults can be shorn for wool. Sheep who form a close bond with their owners can grow wool faster. A pair of shears is required to harvest the wool. Lives in the barn.

Renewables developer Lightsource bp says a study of the quality of wool produced by sheep grazing among the panels at its 174 MW Wellington Solar Farm in New South Wales, Australia, highlights the ...

Photo shows Grazier Ed Storey in a yard with some sheep. The wool industry launches a campaign to convince consumers that wool is a sustainable product, and the industry is accountable.