Primitive wild goats put on rare breed list

Goats living in a wild herd in the UK have been added to a watchlist of rare breeds.
The Cheviot goat population - estimated at just 450 - centres on a group in the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland.
It is considered an "authentic remnant" of Britain's original primitive goats and has now been added to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) watchlist to support its conservation.
Of the estimated 450 Cheviot goats left - including those held by private breeders and for grazing schemes - only 86 females produced offspring in 2023, the RBST said.