Barn & Soul Podcast: Episode 8 - The Most Endangered Goat in the World, The Arapawa Island Goat
🎙️ Barn & Soul – Where farming meets heart, history, and a mission to preserve the past for a more sustainable future. Episode 8 Saving the Most Endangered Goat in the World: The Arapawa Island Goat 🌍
🏴☠️ What do pirates, British sailors ⚓, and a rugged New Zealand island 🏝️ have in common? They all played a part in the story of the Arapawa Island Goat—one of the rarest goats on Earth, with fewer than 1k left worldwide in 2025. 😱
In this episode, we explore:
🔍 The mysterious origin of the Arapawa breed
🌿 How they survived in isolation for centuries
🚨 Why they’re critically endangered today
🐐 Stories of Sheldon (our current buck) & Saturn (our first baby Arapawa, born at Dalby in the early 2000s)
💚 Why preserving this breed matters—for biodiversity, for education, and for future generations
Arapawas are more than just rare—they're living history. And at Dalby Farm, we’re doing everything we can to protect them. 🫶
🎧 Tune in, learn something new, and maybe fall in love with an underdog goat. Don’t forget to like, subscribe & share if you believe rare breeds deserve a future too. 💫
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