Bighorn Sheep
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Both upper and lower Rock Creek herds are now infected- Worse, the terrain is too rough in lower Rock Creek to cull the herd. It appears that over 400 bighorn are at risk. Well over a hundred have already be culled. Others have just died on their own. Pneumonia confirmed in Upper Rock Creek bighorn…
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Pneumonia in bighorn has now spread to Rock Creek- It just keeps getting worse for the bighorn hit by the pneumonia outbreak near Missoula. Bighorn sheep in Rock Creek latest hit by fatal pneumonia outbreak. By Rob Chaney. Missoulian.
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Four recent outbreaks of disease in the west There are four disease outbreaks among bighorn sheep herds in the news this winter, two in Montana, one in Nevada, and one in Washington State. This is the time of year when bighorn sheep are concentrated so diseases are more easily transmitted. There has been no mention…
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Utah doesn’t have enough sheep- Several months ago we reported on this plan to augment a dwindling population of bighorn in these relatively unknown south central Wyoming mountains. At any rate, Utah bighorn haven’t done well this year, so the project is canceled. Plans to release 40 Utah bighorn in Wyoming Seminole Mtns Canceled. AP
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Montana gets first statewide bighorn sheep plan. AP Here is the plan: Bighorn Sheep Conservation Strategy
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Second outbreak in Montana this year. This is near an area where domestic sheep have been grazed to control weeds during recent years. The New York Times wrote a story about it here. FWP kills seven bighorn sheep after pneumonia confirmed in Bonner herd. By Rob Chaney of the Missoulian 1-16-10 5 more bighorns killed…
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Driver given a misdemeanor. Said sun in his eyes- Eight dead bighorn, including two trophy rams. By John Grant Emeigh. Montana Standard.
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Bighorn Sheep in the East Humboldt and Ruby Ranges are showing signs on pneumonia This is very bad but expected news. Both the BLM and the US Forest Service authorize domestic sheep grazing in areas near these bighorn populations. While there has been no mention of any interaction between domestic livestock and bighorn sheep there…