20 SHEEP Left On the ISLAND for 50 Years | Scientists Couldn't Believe Their Eyes

Thousands of domestic sheep, a forgotten island in the roaring subantarctic ocean, no farmers, no shearing, no vets and no rescue for decades. This is the true story of Campbell Island sheep, a population of farm animals that were abandoned on a tiny New Zealand island and forced to survive completely on their own. In this video, you will learn how a simple grazing lease turned into a disaster, how several waves of farmers tried and failed to make money from this remote island, and how in the end the sheep were left behind as the only permanent residents of Campbell Island. We walk through the early optimism, the brutal working conditions, the economic collapse, the ship that arrived two years late, and the moment when four thousand domestic sheep suddenly became wild by necessity.