The mouflon, Ovis gmelini, or moufflon, is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and two separate parts of Turkey. It is thought to be the ancestor of all modern domestic sheep breeds, and the wild sheep can also be found in parts of Europe, particularly on Mediterranean islands. The population in Cyprus is listed as a strictly protected species in the Habitats Directive of the European Union and has been listed in CITES Appendix I since November 2019. In Turkey and Iran hunting is allowed only with a special license. A mouflon was cloned successfully in early 2001 and lived at least seven months, the first clone of an endangered mammal to survive beyond infancy.
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The mouflon (Ovis gmelini) or moufflon is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and two separate parts of Turkey.
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The mouflon (Ovis gmelini) or moufflon is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and two separate parts of Turkey.
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The mouflon (Ovis gmelini) or moufflon is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and two separate parts of Turkey.
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The mouflon (Ovis gmelini) or moufflon is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and two separate parts of Turkey.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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During the late Pleistocene mouflon ranged from central Turkey to northern Syria northern Iraq, up to Armenia, Azerbaijan and western Iran, roughly corresponding to the Fertile Crescent.
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During the late Pleistocene mouflon ranged from central Turkey to northern Syria northern Iraq, up to Armenia, Azerbaijan and western Iran, roughly corresponding to the Fertile Crescent.
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The mouflon (Ovis gmelini) or moufflon is a wild sheep native to Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and two separate parts of Turkey.
Conservation
The population in Cyprus is listed as a strictly protected species in the Habitats Directive of the European Union and has been listed in CITES Appendix I since November 2019.
Conservation, relationship to people
In Turkey and Iran, hunting is only allowed with a special license.
Subspecies
Laristan mouflon, O. g. laristanica (Nasonov, 1909): a small subspecies, its range is restricted to some desert reserves near Lar in southern Iran.
Distribution and habitat
During the late Pleistocene mouflon ranged from central Turkey to northern Syria northern Iraq, up to Armenia, Azerbaijan and western Iran, roughly corresponding to the Fertile Crescent.
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The bovids (Bovidae) are the most species-rich family.
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Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
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