Wildlife veterinarian, Walter M. Boyce. Photograph courtesy of Dr. Boyce.
I recently published an article on bighorn sheep conservation in the Tucson Weekly.The article begins as follows:
“The killing of three recently released bighorn sheep by mountain lions in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area near Tucson focused attention on predation as a threat to re-establishing a viable herd in the Santa Catalina Mountains. Reintroducing bighorn sheep raises other concerns as well including the impact of disease. Between predation and disease, a small herd of bighorn can be wiped out in a matter of weeks.”
For more see: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/on-the-horns-of-a-dilemma/Content?oid=3942752
Susan E. Swanberg 