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==Animals== [[File:Gloucester Old Spot Boar, England.jpg|thumb|A boar of the local [[Gloucestershire Old Spot]] breed.]] The famous [[Gloucestershire Old Spots]] pig is named for Gloucestershire and is historically associated with the county.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rbst.org.uk/watch-list/pigs/gloucestershire-old-spots |title=Gloucestershire Old Spots |publisher=Rbst.org.uk |access-date=23 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227044729/https://www.rbst.org.uk/watch-list/pigs/gloucestershire-old-spots |archive-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sheep roam widely in the Forest of Dean. The Forest of Dean and the [[Wye Valley]] also have [[wild boar]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Vidal, John |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/apr/05/hundreds-wild-boar-cull-forest-of-dean |title=Hundreds of wild boars face cull in Forest of Dean |work=The Guardian|date=5 April 2013 |location=London |access-date=23 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302153756/http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/apr/05/hundreds-wild-boar-cull-forest-of-dean |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Gloucester cattle]], a rare<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbst.org.uk/sitemanager/uploads/ck_files/files/Gloucester%20-%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf|title=Gloucester|publisher=Rare Breeds Survival Trust|access-date=23 February 2014|date=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227045448/https://www.rbst.org.uk/sitemanager/uploads/ck_files/files/Gloucester%20-%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf|archive-date=27 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> breed, can still be found in and around Gloucestershire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gloucestercattle.org.uk/|title=Gloucester Cattle Society|work=gloucestercattle.org.uk|access-date=23 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227081428/http://www.gloucestercattle.org.uk/|archive-date=27 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> They can be recognised by the white stripe that runs down the centre of their backs to the tip of their tails. The cattle are famous for producing milk for both [[Gloucester cheese|Single Gloucester and Double Gloucester]] cheeses.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gloucester cattle breed at increased risk of extinction |publisher=BBC News |date=11 April 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-56673931 |access-date=3 May 2021 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411080254/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-56673931 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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