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FNAWS and the DWR fund a PHD student who is monitoring and studying 6 new sheep herds started in the last 6 years along the populous Wasatch Front.
Jericho Whiting reports the following Lamb counts as of June 10.
Nebo ? two year old herd, Montana stock 11 lambs.
Rock Canyon ? 5 year old Herd, Alberta stock, 12 lambs
Timpanogas -6 year old herd, Rattlesnake stock, 9 lambs
Antelope Island ? 6 year old herd, BC and Nevada stock 35 lambs
Newfoundland Mts. 4 year old herd, Antelope Island and Nevada 32 lambs
Stansbury Mts. 6 month old herd, Antelope Island stock, 19 lambs.
Flaming Gorge 2 year old herd, Montana Stock 17 Lambs ? last years count, this years expected higher.
These herds are having 60-80% or so lamb survival.
FNAWS has spent over $450,000 in habitat funds to secure the habitat for these new herds. The DWR has done an awesome job getting sheep captured and turned loose. Additional efforts have been made to keep predation at a minimum, and based on survival of collared sheep, predation is minimal.
These herds are doing very well, as are the other 15 or so additional Rocky Mountain and Desert bighorn herds in Utah.
FNAWS is out looking for additional mountain ranges that need some habitat work completed to restore more sheep to more native mountain ranges. 10,000 Bighorn and 200 plus annual sheep permits may be achievable in the future. That is a long ways from perhaps a thousand sheep and 9 permits, with existing herds facing serious risk, risk that has been eliminated.
Your money at work.
__________________Nate
Jericho Whiting reports the following Lamb counts as of June 10.
Nebo ? two year old herd, Montana stock 11 lambs.
Rock Canyon ? 5 year old Herd, Alberta stock, 12 lambs
Timpanogas -6 year old herd, Rattlesnake stock, 9 lambs
Antelope Island ? 6 year old herd, BC and Nevada stock 35 lambs
Newfoundland Mts. 4 year old herd, Antelope Island and Nevada 32 lambs
Stansbury Mts. 6 month old herd, Antelope Island stock, 19 lambs.
Flaming Gorge 2 year old herd, Montana Stock 17 Lambs ? last years count, this years expected higher.
These herds are having 60-80% or so lamb survival.
FNAWS has spent over $450,000 in habitat funds to secure the habitat for these new herds. The DWR has done an awesome job getting sheep captured and turned loose. Additional efforts have been made to keep predation at a minimum, and based on survival of collared sheep, predation is minimal.
These herds are doing very well, as are the other 15 or so additional Rocky Mountain and Desert bighorn herds in Utah.
FNAWS is out looking for additional mountain ranges that need some habitat work completed to restore more sheep to more native mountain ranges. 10,000 Bighorn and 200 plus annual sheep permits may be achievable in the future. That is a long ways from perhaps a thousand sheep and 9 permits, with existing herds facing serious risk, risk that has been eliminated.
Your money at work.
__________________Nate
