studies have proved that we eat less food. Bighorn sheep change activity patterns
in response to humans to minimize encounters with humans. We are sensitive to
human activity and researchers demonstrate that we can habituate to be predictable
and benign when there is human activity around us.
Chapter 4
Two hundred years ago, my species was widespread throughout the United
States. In 1900, my Bighorn Sheep population decreased because of humans
hunting and having competitions to see who can get the bigger ram. They mostly
hunted other Bighorn Sheep, for their horns and to have us be added to their trophy
showcase, this is why we are afraid of humans. We also had to deal with diseases
spreading rampant among our population, which decreased our population to only
a few thousand.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt created a program for my species, which
included reintroducing my species to the Rocky Mountain regions of North
America and we were very happy. The program also introduced the National Parks
of the United States, such as Rocky Mountain National Park, or my personal
favorite Yellowstone National Park of Wyoming where I live. The program that
President Roosevelt created at the time also led to a significant reduction of
hunting and we thrived. Populations of my fellow Bighorn sheep have made a