Bilberry goats
by Joe Cashin
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Bilberry goats
Artist
Joe Cashin
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Photograph - Photography
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The goats, which are unlike any other Irish or British breeds, may be related to Maltese or cashmere goats.
Martin Doyle, the secretary of the Irish Society for the Welfare and Preservation of the Wild Goats of Ireland, said: �They are the last of their kind and they are very vulnerable. They got lost in a time warp. Experts who came in recently from Germany, Holland and the UK believe they came here from Northern Europe with the Huguenots.�
The hardy wild goats are bigger than domestic goats. There are only five females in the herd of 21 although two kid goats were born this year.
A report by 21 European goat experts, entitled The Goats of Bilberry Rock Waterford City, said they were �amazed to see a primitive herd still living in the wild�.
Robert-Jan Prins, from the Dutch Landrace Goat Breeders� Association, which published the report, said the goats were a �unique ancient breed�.
The society is trying to get the land where they graze, which is currently zoned for low-density housing, turned into a protected area for the prehistoric animals.
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March 22nd, 2013
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