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Unique experience
Approximately two million sheep are grazing in the outlying fields of Norway every summer. That’s unique, and something that you won’t experience elsewhere.
“In Norway, the resource situation is different than in the rest of Scandinavia and other comparable countries. Only three per cent of Norway’s landmass is arable land, but 45 percent is usable or excellent grazing land”, says Tone Våg, sheep farmer and leader of the Norwegian Sheep and Goat Association.
Våg continues: “Norwegian agriculture is dependent on the extra resource of the outlying fields, and pasture is an important source of income for Norwegian farms”.
Boundless sheep
Sheep grazing in outlying fields have free access to whatever they want to eat. That makes the Norwegian sheep happy.
“When you’re taking the sheep to their summer grazing land in the mountains you can hear the happy sounds from the herd. You can tell from how they’re acting that they remember from year to year”, Våg says.
Grazing without fences allows the sheep to act more in tune with their instincts, and they naturally divide into smaller groups with individuals closely related to one another.
If you occasionally encounter sheep far into the wild, you normally don’t need to worry: “Sheep recognises where they are, and they know where they are going” Våg says.
Resource: https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/fjord-norway/happy-sheep/
Interesting post … we have many sheep here and I did enjoy seeing them in the Himalayas!
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Interesting facts on sheep, I never knew before. Thanks!
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Thank you Megala fro your kind words.
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Good story about Sheep, Rupali
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Thank you Kurian. Hope you are doing good.
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I am good too Rupali
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Love it, so intersting and loved the ship. They are so peaceful
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Thanks Luda.
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I enjoy watching sheep! They seem to have a happy peaceful life. 🙂
Not a baah-d photo! 😉 😀
‘Tis a wonderful photo ewe took! 😀
HUGS!!! 🙂
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A big hug Carolyn. (it’s a direct translation from Norwegian).
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“Sheep know where they are and know where they are going”…wish this simple wisdom was instilled by Almighty in human beings as well!
A different experience that taught a lot of things Rupali.
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Thanks a lot Anagha.
I am glad you like it.
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Informative post 👍 Rupali.
Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thank you Sachin.
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interesting information about sheep thanks to share
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Beautiful picture ! Wonderful post !
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Thanks you Jitendra ji
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