Ancient wild goat added to rare breeds watchlist to support conservation - The Cheviot goat, whose population centres around a herd living wild in Northumberland, is a link to UK’s original ...

De-extinction, the concept of resurrecting extinct species, has long been a topic of debate among scientists and the general public. ... both wild goat species. In 2009, ...

During genetic screening of goat bone remains from Direkli, the geneticists noticed something unusual: many of the goats carried mitochondrial genomes similar to a different species of wild goat.

Goats which live in a wild herd in Northumberland and are a crucial link to ancient domesticated goats have been added to a watch list of rare breeds.. The Cheviot goat, whose population centres ...

The Cheviot goat, whose population centres around a herd living wild in Northumberland, is a link to UK’s original domesticated goats, experts say. Cheviot goats have been added to a rare breeds ...