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| Santa Cruz Sheep |
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| Photo by Eric Wuchter. |
The Santa Cruz sheep have lived in a
feral state on the Santa Cruz Island off of California for over 70 years. They descended from several breeds mainly Merino,
Rambouillet & Churro. They are either black or white, horned or polled, they are lightweight & hardy. In 1980 the
Nature Conservancy & American Livestock Breeders Conservancy cooperated to remove them from the Santa Cruz Island to protect
the island's ecosystem. Less than 400 of these sheep remain today is small flocks throughout the U.S. The ALBC has determined
their status as critical. More breeders are needed to prevent extinction. The SVF Foundation in Rhode Island has embryos,
semen and germ plasm frozen to use at a future time. We are proud to be a part of this preservation project.
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| Huey - a black bear |
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| Angelo - umbrella cockatoo |
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| A young capybara-photo courtesy of Alexis Smith |
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| Baby African servals |
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| Lemur family |
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| Porcupine |
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