SHEEP!
Did you know?
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There are more than 11,000,000 sheep in Wales.
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Nearly HALF live in the Wye catchment! (Maybe that is why the Salmon moved out !!!!!)
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A single adult sheep can hold up to 2 litres of sheep dip after dipping.
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ONE recently dipped sheep entering a river could wipe out approximately 11km of river life below it.
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Even a year after dipping, a sheared fleece can still hold a large amount of dip. This could mean that companies processing fleeces are unwittingly adding to the pollution, in other parts of the country.
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Sewage treatment works that receive effluent from live stock markets and fell mongers have been identified as potential sources of sheep dip pollution.