The article also says that they are putting on an educational meeting at the Bitterroot River Inn for hobby flock sheep and goat owners. I hope it is well attended. My gut says it won't get many to show up.
Back in 2011, there was some speculation that fire smoke was a factor in that pneumonia outbreak, in the Skalkaho herd. Multiple insults to the sheep's respiratory system, adds up to disaster...
Actually, the Madison sheep were augmented after one of the die-offs and a number of biologists felt it was a mistake. I believe the transplants were not suited to that rugged environment and died quickly. No sheep from other areas will be brought in to supplement the herd.
The sheep in...
You are talking about the Mill Creek herd. I heard sheep were in there, including a number of older rams, 25 years ago. The bio at the time was reluctant to open it up for hunting. Didn't think the population was big enough to justify the work to open up a new unit. To be fair, that was back...
Julie Cunningham is working on translocating sheep into all of the available habitat in the Madison range in the next couple years. Potential for up to 1000 bighorns in that range. Talk to her. See what the plan is. Get involved.