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Show Community SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8, 1889 Desert Bighorn sheep come to Utah By Norman McKee-Biologi- The reintroduction of desert tic sheep. The Moody Canyon of the Escalante Canyons first received bighorns in 1975. Since then, naseveral more bighorn releases the project to tive sheep to their haunts of old have been made in the region. on the Kaiparowits Wildlife This latest effort to restore the Management Unit. Partners in native sheep was made in an the endeavor are the Utah Divi-- . area without a native popula- u sion of Wildlife Resources, the tion. In addition to Moody of Land Management yon, releases have also been (Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument), the Glen Canyon National Recreation st November 18 was an exciting bighorn sheep to the Smoky day for U tah wildlife! Twenty- - Mountain area of the monument one Desert Bighorn Sheep were is part ofan ongoing cooperative introduced to their new home in the Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument in Kane County. They were trapped from the Lake Mead National Recre- ation Area of Arizona. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and the Arizona Department of Game and Fish have had a longhistory of cooperation in exchanging animals for the Area, Capitol Reef National enhancement of wildlife resources in each state. In recent Can-Burea- years, Arizona has received pronghorns from Utah and Utah has gladly made a home to wild turkeys and Desert Bighorn Sheep. In January, Arizona may also accept some Utah bison. Ted Atherley (r) was the winner of the Pigskin Predictions Contest Week 9 . Ted picked seven right in the contest, tying three others- - Traci Pratt, Helicopter Wildlife ManageDoyle Swallow and Rich Hinote. Atherley' s tiebreaker guess of 422 points , scored-424a to win. He received $25 gift ment, a wildlife trapping outfit was only two off the actual total certificate from Barry Young of Hogi YogiT eriyaki StixLotsa Motsa Pizza developed in New Zealand, perfor his efforts. formed the risky task of catch-ingth- e Check out the Southern Utah News next week to find out who won the Pigskin Predictions Football Contest Grand Prize Weekend in Mesquite! First Time Home Buyer Seminar Color Country Community Housing, Inc. will be holding a First Time Home Buyer Seminar on Dec. 16, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. e in the room of the Kanab City Library. The purpose of the meeting is to introduce the program to all interested persons, including, but not limited to, government officials, all Kane County officials, elected officials of cities in Kane County, real estate professionals, contractors and related industries, home mortgage related financing institutions, and any other interested persons. multi-purpos- St's (Hlere! The Z93.3 FM 2000 Cash Key Card sheep. The animals were located by helicopter. Then they were captured by a tangle net thrown over them, shot from a gun apparatus from the helicopter. A mugger then jumped from the chopper to hobble and blindfold the struggling animal. It was then hoisted upside down by a cable sling underneath the helicopter for its ride back to the staggingarea. Sometimes three or four animals shared the ride. At the staging area, the ani- mals were attended by several retired Arizona veterinarians, agency biologists and plenty of very interested helpers. The big- horns were carried on a special gurney. Their temperature was monitored and they were ad-oxygen. Medica- was given to treat for para- - and any lung infections, although none were observed, The population had previously had extensive blood analysis tests. A radio-colland ear tag attached to the 13 ewes and five rams. The three lambs received only an ear tag. ar The Foundation of North cies such as bighorn sheep, pronghorn, and river otter will greatly enhance the local citizen and visitors wildlife experience in the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument and the Glen Canyon National America Wild Sheep. Support from the Kane County Commis- sion has also been critical to the project. Prior to pioneer settlement, bighorn sheep were possibly the most abundant big game spe- cies in Southern Utah. The in- troduction ofdomestic livestock, particularly sheep, brought new diseases that were devastating to the bighorns. Other factors such as mining and oil explora- tion brought additional pres- sures. Even today, bighorn sheep are not reintroduced to areas that are grazed by domes- - Recreation Area. Those in tendance at the release all ex-tio- n pressed satisfaction that horns were now back in this area of the monument. Under the direction ofDr.Jerren Flinders, two Brigham Young University students will now follow the big-sit- es big-we- re horns and evaluate their progress and habitat use. Project biologists Harry Bar- ber (GSENM) and Norman McKee (UDWR) both expressed this was one of the more exciting and rewarding experiences of their careers. McKee and Barber are committed that the reintroduction of native wildlife will not only be a great asset to the area, but will also be supportive of other traditional and legal uses of the Get your Key Card now in Kanab for Prizes, Cash & Discounts at Honeys IGA R & R Pizza Quality Printing Subway Quality Floor Coverings Listen to 1 01. 9 FM for details monument, such as livestock duction and hunting. nvfJS01 pro- Largest Inventory in the Area! C.C. Auto 435-644-25- 41 8 Parts vmmk' ayazHAEASasi 1 26 itr East 300 South Kanab, UT 84741 -- ift- nn mm illVnr 'iU'ji'S TiW |