Breed: Landais
Species: Sheep
Description: There once were a great many flocks of this breed roaming the countryside in the 'Landes de Gascogne' region of France and they were important to the local economy. But by 1974, there remained only about 100 of the pure breed, threatened everywhere by the spread of pine plantations. The 'Parc Natuel Régional des Landes des Gasogne' (a local nature reserve) then collaborated with several personalities well-known in the field of science to safeguard these last Landais sheep.
History: There once were a great many flocks of this breed roaming the countryside in the 'Landes de Gascogne' region of France and they were important to the local economy. But by 1974, there remained only about 100 of the pure breed, threatened everywhere by the spread of pine plantations. The 'Parc Natuel Régional des Landes des Gasogne' (a local nature reserve) then collaborated with several personalities well-known in the field of science to safeguard these last Landais sheep.
Uses: meat, wool