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| Courtesy Kemal Basat |
The mouflon is the national animal of Cyprus. It’s a small mountain sheep that has been on the island since Neolithic times. Protected in this country now, though undoubtedly not historically, it is said to have meat more like wild deer than domestic lamb.
Have never actually seen one but an elderly ram was discovered in extremely poor condition a few days ago in a national forest area about sixty-five kilometres west of us.
It was unable to stand but was taken into care in the hope that it could be treated. Sadly, today the rescuers in the Cyprus Wildlife Research Institute admitted defeat. Kemal Basat said:
You work tirelessly day and night for him, but it’s never enough. You fix one problem, and another arises…Kidney failure, infection, old age, low blood counts, diarrhea, loss of appetite, liver failure, hypothermia…
There comes a point in the whole process where you realize you must proceed with science, not your emotions, and that the only thing you can do for him is to prevent him from suffering any more.
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