It's Here! Borrego II - The Continuing Story of the Fall and Rise of Bighorn Sheep In Arizona
Get your copy today HERE.
Help Arizona's Wildlife And Tell The World About It And if you have your plate before June 21st, you could win a Swarovski EL Range INFO HERE.
When you display the Arizona Sportsmen Wildlife Conservation License Plate, you are
helping Arizona's Wildlife by supporting the Wildlife Habitat Grant Funds for habitat
restoration and Youth Education Programs. Click HEREfor more information
US Highway 93 Sheep Crossings
U.S. Highway 93 (US 93) is the primary transportation
route between Phoenix and Las Vegas, Nevada, and crosses Hoover Dam on the Colorado River 70 miles northwest of
Kingman, Arizona, and 20 miles southeast of Las Vegas. Construction of a new US 93 highway alignment has been ongoing
since 2003 to bypass Hoover Dam to address traffic volume congestion and security issues. The overall project was
completed and the highway reopened in October 2010.
Desert
bighorn sheep have been a focal species of concern during all planning efforts for the reconstruction of US 93 and the
project has included an intensive 2-year assessment of desert bighorn movements, and the construction of sheep
crossings to facilitate herd movement in this area. Your ADBSS dues helped fund this exciting project.
Read January 2012 post construction monitoring report HERE
New Evidence: Disease Jumps from Domestic to Wild Sheep For a decade wildlife biologists suspected that domestic sheep carry a pathogen they're immune to but which is
fatal when it jumps to wild bighorns. Now researchers at Washington State University-Pullman say their study published
in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases "unequivocally demonstrates transmission" from domestic to bighorn sheep.
Read more HERE
Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project There is
an ongoing effort to restore Mexican gray wolves to the Grand Canyon region and a large portion of Arizona . The ADBSS
strongly supports the national effort to remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species List, and to return the
management of wolves, based on science, to each individual state. Please take a moment to review the propaganda being
circulated by a "Coalition of Partners" HERE.
ADBSS Co-Sponsors Project CAT an education program that will allow mid-school and secondary school teachers access to
the real time data for in-the-classroom use for the education of pupils concerning large carnivore ecology and
management
