open image in gallery Sheep on farm land at the base of the crown range in Queenstown, New Zealand (Getty) For close to 150 years, the sheep industry was the backbone of New Zealand’s economy ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The vast number of sheep in New Zealand relative to the country’s scant human population has long ...

The ratio of sheep per person in New Zealand is reportedly on the decline at 4.5:1, which is less than its 22:1 peak in the ...

New Zealand is still one of a few countries in the world where sheep outnumber people WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- The vast number of sheep in New Zealand relative to the country’s scant human ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The vast number of sheep in New Zealand relative to the country’s scant human population has long been the subject of jokes aimed at New Zealanders abroad.