A rare breed of sheep is at risk of dying out, animal experts have said. The Leicester Longwool has been added to the Rare ...

The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) is calling for greater government involvement to help protect some of the UK’s oldest ...

A Cornish pig farmer is pressing for more efforts to preserve rare breeds as a report raises concerns about their ...

Two of the UK’s most cherished native sheep breeds - the Manx Loaghtan and the Leicester Longwool - have been escalated to ...

A Manx Loaghtan sheep breeder has said more should to be done to protect the rare species at risk. Native to the Isle of Man, ...

The RBST warns of extinction risk for two rare sheep breeds as its 2025-2026 Watchlist reveals worrying trends in native livestock populations.

Two of the UK’s native sheep breeds – the Manx Loaghtan and the Leicester Longwool – have been classified as endangered in a ...

Two of the UK’s iconic native sheep breeds – the Manx Loaghtan and the Leicester Longwool breeds – are moved to the most urgent ‘Priority’ category in the new Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) ...

A rare breed of sheep is at risk of dying out, animal experts have said. The Leicester Longwool has been added to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's (RBST) priority category in its latest watchlist ...

See also: Ancient Cattle of Wales added to rare breed watchlist “The survival ... with two of the UK’s oldest native sheep breeds – the Manx Loaghtan and the Leicester Longwool breeds ...