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Disease die-offs continue to ravage bighorn sheep. Advocates say feds left them ‘high and dry’ on the issue
The herd at Pikeview Quarry descended from 14 bighorn sheep that were originally destined for Pike Peak. In 1946, a truck carrying the sheep broke down. The drivers released the sheep near Green ...
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife nets Bighorn Sheep to create new herd
A truckload of animals was headed up toward Pikes Peak in the 1940s when the truck broke down. The Bighorn Sheep, now referred to as the Rampart Herd, were released and eventually settled into an ...
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History of how the Rampart herd of bighorn sheep was a mistake west of Garden of the Gods
A terrestrial biologist with Colorado Parks and Wildlife explains how the Rampart herd of bighorn sheep west of Colorado Springs came into existence, and it was all on accident. COLORADO SPRINGS ...
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife capture, relocate Rampart Bighorn Sheep for new herd
In January, Colorado Parks and Wildlife began an operation to capture 20 Rampart Bighorn Sheep to start a new herd. Every morning staff and volunteers have been spreading apple pulp and alfalfa to ...