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Bighorn Sheep

Published on Mar 16, 2016

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Bighorn Sheep

  • There are about 200 bighorn sheep in Anza-Borrego.
  • Over $250,000 has been spent to help preserve their habitat.
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  • Their numbers have declined to only three percent of their 1.5 million in the 1800s.
  • A lot of lambs die from viruses from wild cattle.
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  • Many are also killed by mountain lions and coyotes.
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  • Other factors contributing to decline in population are off road vehicles, drought, and illegal hunting.

Bob Peterson