WWF 25th Anniversary: Cyprus Mouflon
Cyprus Mouflon, Ovis orientalis ophion is a native wild sheep in residing in the Island of Cyprus. It is very closely related to other Ovis orientalis species that are spread from Western and North Pakistan to Iran. It is thought that the Cyprus variety might actually be a feral version of an ancient domesticated variety which was imported into the Island. And the relationship between wild and domesticated sheep is still somewhat unclear. The Cyprus Mouflon is listed as Vulnerable, and by 1937 only about 15 survived in Cyprus. They created the Paphos Forest Game Reserve and the population is now at about 1000 individuals
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