Apparently...
There is, apparently , some sort of law in Iceland that domestic animals are not allowed to be out in the countryside over the winter. For this reason, some sheep up in the north are going to be round up and shot, just for having the nerve to be able to survive on their own through the winter. I wonder if perhaps Icelanders fear the image of roving flocks of sheep, akin to the herds of American buffalo or African elephants, stampeding whole villages? I of course think the sheep should be left in peace, for goodness sake. Plus it even seems like kind of a good idea, to leave the sheep out there, so that if a polar bears floats this a-way, they will have something to eat. It can be like a fastfood stop off for polar bears, who will then have the energy to get on their way back to their natural habitat.