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Monday, November 16, 2009
28 Desert Bighorn Sheep Released in N.M. Mountains
Associated Press
LORDSBURG — The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish released more than two dozen desert bighorn sheep in the southern New Mexico mountains over the weekend in an effort to bolster existing herds.
The 28 sheep were captured at the department's breeding facility near Lordsburg.
The ewes and rams were flown to a nearby processing center where they were checked by veterinarians and had radio collars put on them.
The animals were then transported and released into the Caballos, Peloncillos and Ladrones mountains.
The department says they conducted the release to bolster existing herds in the three ranges.
The desert bighorn sheep were downlisted from endangered to threatened in 2008.
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