Good news for wild sheep

[WSSOBC]

At the wild/domestic committee meeting on Thursday March 13th , an issue came to the table regarding a flock of domestic sheep in OK Falls that were about to become more of a problem to the bighorn sheep in the area. The property where the flock was kept had been sold and they were about to be moved to a location with an even higher risk of contact with bighorns. After some negotiation, the owner agreed to sell the sheep so they have been purchased and moved out of the area on Friday the 21st. There are some details to be worked out yet, but the sheep are at a temporary home away from any bighorns.
This happened fast , and had to be acted on while the window was open. A big thanks to the efforts of Region 8 wildlife managers Aaron Reid and Andrew Walker, Jeremy Ayotte and WSSBC directors Chris Barker and Bill Pifer.

[358mag]

Great news and good work by all . Now I see another flock of domestic sheep showed up this year just below the dump in Penticton , more work for the MOE to deal with .

[1/2 slam]

Well done folks!

[panhead]

Right on ... good news and I guess an amicable resolution. Now if they can just remove the wolves from the moose ...

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[pmj]

Excellent work folks. It takes vigilance and lots of effort to be able to make something like this happen. Thank you for your work.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Now I see another flock of domestic sheep showed up this year just below the dump in Penticton , more work for the MOE to deal with .

Fawk! Just like "whack-a-mole"! :icon_frow

[ydouask]

Excellent news... love it when there's a goal, a plan, committed action, and positive results. Congratulations to all involved.

[bridger]

Great work guys. Nice to see some positive results.

[tinhorse]

Do the domestic sheep pose a threat by competing for food or is it transfer of disease that is the worry?

[guest]

If Nose comes to Nose, wild to domestic ........... its a death sentence for the wild sheep.

[boxhitch]

Transfer of disease . Simply, the domestics are carriers for disease that the wild sheep have no resistance to . Spread is through contact and in some cases airborne transfer and gets carried back into the wild populations and can cause catastrophic die-offs .
Google wild vs domestic sheep diseases , lots of info

[358mag]

Fawk! Just like "whack-a-mole"! :icon_frow
Yes indeed , so sad . The big loser in this battle is always the wild sheep and in this case a herd of 6-8 domestic sheep on a little hobby farm can wipe out a herd of 100+ wild sheep . FAK !!!!!!!!!

[glen8221]

Awesome gentlemen. Keep up the great work!

[boxhitch]

Great news and good work by all . Now I see another flock of domestic sheep showed up this year just below the dump in Penticton , more work for the MOE to deal with .Post up the address incase anyone is roadhunting in the area .

["No Choke"Lord Walsingham]

Very good result! Definitely, a case of impeccable timing.

It would be very nice if people would insure that livestock do not threaten local flora and fauna. Imagine the positive results that would have been had the Europeans come to North America with such thoughts in mind! Ultimately, there is plenty of range here in B.C. where animals such as domestic Sheep can be raised without posing a risk to Wild Sheep populations.

Thank you for some good news.

[358mag]

Post up the address incase anyone is roadhunting in the area .

Kind of hard to road hunt there as that little hobby farm is in Penticton city limits .