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Sheep vs. Sheep in Basque Country

By Maggie Schmitt

May 27 2009, 6:44 AM ET Comment

Photo by Juan Alcòn

The Aezkoa valley is extravagantly green: rich pastures for grazing.

Maggie Schmitt discovers that Israeli sheep are spreading, causing
The Basque Sheep Wars.
Farmers must choose to save their culture or their farms.

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