significant comeback into existence since that program has been established.
Populations of Bighorn Sheep have been growing since the 1930s. The Bighorn
Sheep populations have seasonal movements throughout the year, and boy do I get
tired, so in the winter we move to the lower elevation mountain pastures and
sheltered valleys, while in the summer our populations use larger upland areas in
the mountains.
Chapter 5
Populations of my fellow Bighorn Sheep declined dramatically when
European settlements began, these declines attributed to environmental and
demographic factors including: diseases, unregulated hunting, habitat loss due to
growing cities, and predation. My species has been dealing with these for a couple
of centuries, ever since settlement of humans on our native land. We are losing our
habitats due to mining, and other human activities. Before there was predation and
human settlement, our numbers were thriving in thousands. My population of
species increased significantly, but now with the new environmental factors such
as human settlement and predation, other Bighorn Sheep and Chewy are now
struggling to stay alive.