Earlier this week, wildlife biologists began trapping bighorn sheep at Antelope Island State Park in order to get a hand on overpopulation and to help establish a new herd in Central Utah. I went out on Tuesday to photograph the process.
You can also see a video that I made from the day and more photos here. Enjoy.
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| Utah Department of of Wildlife Resources employees and volunteers from Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife weigh a bighorn sheep on Antelope Island on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. State wildlife officials are capturing and moving 30 sheep from the island to form a new herd in Central Utah. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner) |
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| Bighorn sheep are moved beneath a helicopter to the staging area on Antelope Island on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. The sheep are captured with a net gun fired from a helicopter. After they're netter, a person known as a "mugger" hops from the helicopter and restrains the sheep for transport. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner) |
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| Utah Department of of Wildlife Resources employees prepare a bighorn sheep on Antelope Island for relocation on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. State wildlife officials are capturing and moving 30 sheep from the island to form a new herd in Central Utah. While they have the sheep, biologists measure the animals, take blood and bacteria samples and attach radio collars and ear tags. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner) |
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| Steve Sorenson, Riley Peck, Todd Stewart and Kent Hersey (left-right) load a bighorn sheep into a trailer on Antelope Island on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. State wildlife officials are capturing and moving 30 sheep from the island to form a new herd in Central Utah. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner) |
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| Utah Department of of Wildlife Resources employees prepare a bighorn sheep on Antelope Island for relocation on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. State wildlife officials are capturing and moving 30 sheep from the island to form a new herd in Central Utah. While they have the sheep, biologists measure the animals, take blood and bacteria samples and attach radio collars and ear tags. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner) |
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