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"Ewe Welcome"
"The first phase of a three-year plan by Arizona wildlife officials to
bolster herds of bighorn sheep has resulted in the death of half the
population, after the 31 sheep were transplanted at a cost of $150,000
into the Catalina Mountains where mountain lions killed 15 of the
protected species within a few months.
After nearly half the bighorn herd was killed, state wildlife officials
in turn killed two mountain lions -- leading to protests by individuals
who claimed the big cats should not be targeted for acting as natural
predators in the wild.
The response to mountain lion killings of bighorn sheep has been to
kill the mountain lions. That's a mistake," Small said. "When
competition among mountain lions is removed, the litter sizes of the
females increase and the result is more mountain lions than were there
to begin with."
"I think that the Arizona Game and Fish Department should stop this
program completely. It's a waste of bighorn sheep and a waste of
mountain lion."
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