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Wild sheep rescued in Victoria has 35kg of fleece shorn off
A wild and ailing sheep found in Victoria, and named Baarack by rescuers, has yielded a fleece weighing more than 35 kilograms — nearly half the weight of an adult kangaroo.
Key points:
- Baarack was found near Lancefield, underweight and struggling to see
- The sheep appears to have been owned at some point, but its ear tag has been torn out
- Baarack is now recovering at an animal sanctuary
The sheep was found by a member of the public who contacted the Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary near Lancefield, about 60 kilometres north of Melbourne, according to the Mission’s Kyle Behrend.
“It would appear Baarack was once an owned sheep,” Mr Behrend said.
“He had at one time been ear-tagged, however these appear to have been torn out by the thick matted…
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