Nature/Outdoors
CRAWFORD, Neb. (AP) - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is putting radio collars on 49 members of the state's growing herd of bighorn sheep so their movements can be tracked. Scottsbluff radio station KNEB says the collaring will be done in the rural area between Crawford and Chadron.
In 2005, 49 bighorns trapped in Montana were brought to Nebraska to improve the diversity of the Nebraska herds at Fort Robinson State Park and in the Cedar Canyon area southwest of Scottsbluff. The 49 had radio collars when they arrived. But the collars last only about five years, so they must be replaced.
Todd Nordeen is a wildlife biologist from Alliance. He says the state would like to see more bighorns in the Panhandle and, possibly, north-central Nebraska.
Information from: KNEB-AM
In 2005, 49 bighorns trapped in Montana were brought to Nebraska to improve the diversity of the Nebraska herds at Fort Robinson State Park and in the Cedar Canyon area southwest of Scottsbluff. The 49 had radio collars when they arrived. But the collars last only about five years, so they must be replaced.
Todd Nordeen is a wildlife biologist from Alliance. He says the state would like to see more bighorns in the Panhandle and, possibly, north-central Nebraska.
Information from: KNEB-AM
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