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Show WILDLIFE REPORT ! UTAH STATE OV'SsN C WtLCS-'F RESCVCES T " 1 By Jon Leatham Conservation Otticer I u? Division of Wildlife Resources game biologists biolo-gists this month are beginning be-ginning the second phase of a study on I tab's desert de-sert bighorn sheep in San Juan County. The studies were initiated ini-tiated a ear agotobetter understand the movement and interrelationship of two populations of bighorns. big-horns. The second phase of the study will be to attach radio telemelrv devices and collars to ten more bighorn sheep of various age classes ol both sexes. Very little was known about the desert bighorn, in I'tah. up lo liv e or six vears ago. Their habitat is v cry remote and inac -cessible. Studies since then indicate a stable population pop-ulation exists. Good Vunb crops occur, but at limes their survival is lew. Alter Al-ter the first e.u uie survival rale inipiov-Lamb inipiov-Lamb crops and survival during the past two.vc.ir are encouraging, aoeot fling fl-ing to Homer Supley. assistant as-sistant gauietiKiiu.cenuni chief. Data this "r dicates a ratio of 40 l.im 1H-r 100 ewes.Kwesi'.iie-lv ewes.Kwesi'.iie-lv have more ih.m lamb. . Thee was no hunt th veardueto Uusl.Ky it is U,e Division s i joet.voto learn more- out the bighorn o W iho species cm be m. ' tained in he.iUh.v co t.on and opunuui n " bers accoidm..; to -i o h.an..,t wui smn; Manv trophy '.." ,l. been taken m m J in.; seasons. an ' . wre looks t.noi'.ih additional hunts, |