Western State Colorado: New Student-Led Study to Look at Health of Black Canyon Bighorn Herd
October 22, 2024
October 22, 2024
GUNNISON, Colorado, Oct. 22 (TNSres) -- Western State Colorado University issued the following news release:
The bighorn sheep is Colorado's state mammal and one of the West's most iconic species, but their numbers have long been in decline across the state. A variety of factors are to blame, including competition and disease from domestic sheep or cattle, and habitat loss. As a result, the Bureau of Land Management considers bighorns a 'sensitive' species that needs special attenti . . .
The bighorn sheep is Colorado's state mammal and one of the West's most iconic species, but their numbers have long been in decline across the state. A variety of factors are to blame, including competition and disease from domestic sheep or cattle, and habitat loss. As a result, the Bureau of Land Management considers bighorns a 'sensitive' species that needs special attenti . . .