Disease forces DWR to kill bighorn sheep - Salt Lake Tribune

Disease forces DWR to kill bighorn sheep
Salt Lake Tribune
Domestic sheep, which have built up a resistance to the sickness, can transmit pneumonia to bighorn. But McFarlane does not think that was the case with the ...

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USA - Montana Gets First Statewide Bighorn Sheep Plan - Meattradenewsdaily (blog)

USA - Montana Gets First Statewide Bighorn Sheep Plan
Meattradenewsdaily (blog)
Some say domestic sheep can pass pneumonia and other diseases to bighorns and wildlife managers work to keep bighorns away from domestic sheep. ...

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The PowWow: New class focuses on environment - my.hsj.org

The PowWow: New class focuses on environment
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They were transplanting the sheep due to fear of infestation with the domestic sheep. The Game and Fish moved twelve sheep. The method of transporting the ...

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Rampant disease kills sheep - The Daily Evergreen

Rampant disease kills sheep
The Daily Evergreen
“Most of these die-offs followed contact with domestic sheep,” he said. “It is clear that these two species are not compatible. ...

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Disease Kills NE Utah Bighorn Sheep - AmmoLand.com (press release)


AmmoLand.com (press release)
Disease Kills NE Utah Bighorn Sheep
AmmoLand.com (press release)
When domestic sheep were introduced to the Americas, they brought their exotic diseases with them. These diseases proved deadly to native wild sheep and ...

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Outbreak kills hundreds of bighorn sheep in West - Seattle Post Intelligencer


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Outbreak kills hundreds of bighorn sheep in West
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While domestic sheep carry pathogens that can infect bighorns, there's no evidence linking them to any of the pneumonia outbreaks, wildlife officials said. ...
Bighorns on high: Wildhorse Island sheep safely airlifted to mainlandThe Missoulian

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Risk of sheep grazing - Idaho Mountain Express and Guide

Risk of sheep grazing
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide
The NEPA analysis should include the effects of domestic sheep presence on existing bighorn sheep habitat and bighorn sheep as well as potential bighorn ...

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Buster Dufurrena recipient of the 2010 'Ranch Hand' award - Silver Pinyon Journal

Buster Dufurrena recipient of the 2010 'Ranch Hand' award
Silver Pinyon Journal
Buster runs one of the last domestic sheep operations in this part of Nevada. He lives south of Denio in a valley so remote it's still not named on maps. ...

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Disease takes toll on Black Hills bighorns - Casper Star-Tribune Online

Disease takes toll on Black Hills bighorns
Casper Star-Tribune Online
GF&P biologists suspect the initial infection of the CSP herd could have come from contact with domestic sheep outside the park. "I think we believe that, ...
GF&P secretary: Killing off bighorns not a serious optionRapid City Journal

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House panel votes for bighorn hunt on Antelope Island - Salt Lake Tribune

House panel votes for bighorn hunt on Antelope Island
Salt Lake Tribune
The animals have generally thrived due to a lack of domestic sheep nearby, which can transplant disease, few predators and a lack of roads. ...

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