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Pneumonia outbreak threatens bighorn sheep in California, Nevada
Source: Reuters - Tue, 25 Jun 2013 02:45 AM
Author: Reuters
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES, June 24 (Reuters) - A pneumonia outbreak is threatening hundreds of bighorn sheep in California's Mojave National Preserve, and wildlife officials said Monday they see no promising options for saving the state's biggest herd or protecting a nearby population in Nevada.
The disease is believed to have killed 20 bighorn sheep during the past month in the 1.6-million-acre (650,000-hectare) desert preserve, which lies 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Las Vegas, National Park Service spokeswoman Linda Slater said...
MOJAVE DESERT: Pneumonia outbreak kills dozens of bighorn sheep
BY JANET ZIMMERMAN
STAFF WRITER
August 14, 2013; 06:57 PM
A pneumonia outbreak has killed at least 33 bighorn sheep in the Mojave Desert this summer, threatening one of the state?s healthiest herds and leaving experts fearing a more widespread die-off.
Wildlife managers have shot seven of the animals to test for the disease. They are considering widespread removal and killing of visibly sick animals to keep the disease from infecting other herds in the 1.6-million-acre Mojave National Preserve, which was set aside for its scenic beauty and diverse wildlife, said Debra Hughson, the preserve?s science adviser.
About 300 sheep are at risk around Old Dad Mountain and Kelso Peak, 15 miles southeast of Baker, where the outbreak is centered...
