Comments on: Kill bighorn sheep so that DISEASED domestic sheep can remain on YOUR public lands.

By: Buffaloed

Buffaloed — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:31:00 +0000

http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/videos/view/246-Big-Horn-Pneumonia I suggest you read a little more about your claim. Most rational people without some kind of monetary agenda know that there is a very strong connection between contact with domestic sheep and pneumonia die-offs in bighorn sheep populations. That is why there is a BLM policy, which is rarely followed, which calls for maintaining a 8.5 mile separation between domestic sheep and bighorn. WAFWA suggests this separation as well. It's just the woolgrowers who don't like to acknowledge this and I submit it is motivated by the fact that they don't want to give up their public land welfare ranching. What is your evidence/motivation for making this claim? $? I also don't think you have a very good understanding of science. The goal of science is to disprove something rather than prove something. Can you disprove that domestic sheep diseases are passed to bighorn sheep, which have no immunity to them, and thus are killed. If you can I would really like to hear your argument and the evidence you have to back it up.

By: C S Smith

C S Smith — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:05:58 +0000

Wait wait wait, There is no actual proof that the domestic sheep are the acttual source that is killing the bighorn sheep..

By: Brian Ertz

Brian Ertz — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:19:36 +0000

just got back from the second meeting. it looks like the extermination zones surrounding the domestic sheep allotments are next to official. the zones will be established on a “local” basis – IDF&G and the operators will determine on site the zones – no mention of public input. IDF&G also mentioned that in order to kill domestic sheep wandering into the zones – they will first need to acquire the permission of the domestic sheep operator — yeah right — … but bighorn sheep – no problem … “Wildlife is owned by the state of Idaho”