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Tags: BIGHORN sheep; SIERRA Nevada (Calif. & Nev.); ENDANGERED species
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- Mountain Lion's Comeback Deals Bighorn Sheep a Setback. // National Geographic;Nov99, Vol. 196 Issue 5, Preceding p1
Mentions the increased scarcity of bighorn sheep in California's Sierra Nevada. Why the sheep are becoming more rare; Plan for a captive breeding program; Comments by John Wehausen of the University of California.
- Sierra Bighorns Need Protection. Mackay, Katurah // National Parks;May/Jun99, Vol. 73 Issue 5/6, p12
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- CUT DOWN. Gardner, Hallie // E: The Environmental Magazine;Mar/Apr2009, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p14
The article examines the impact of clearcutting on the Sierra Nevada forest in California and Nevada. Compared to selective timber harvesting, where only the trees used for lumber production are removed, all of the vegetation is removed in a clearcut. As a result, native wildlife is endangered,...
- Counting Sheep: Restoring the Sierra Nevada Bighorn. Glaviano, Cliff // Library Journal;11/1/2005, Vol. 130 Issue 18, p123
This article reviews the motion picture "Counting Sheep: Restoring the Sierra Nevada Bighorn" on DVD.
- Californians butting heads over bighorns. Wood, Daniel B. // Christian Science Monitor;3/23/98, Vol. 90 Issue 80, p3
Reports that the United States Fish & Wildlife Service has added the peninsula bighorn sheep to its list of federally protected endangered species in 1998. The rapidly dwindling peninsula bighorn population; How the listing affects development in the area where the sheep live; The Bighorn...
- Bighorn Threat Means Cat Control. Kovach, Tom R. // Field & Stream;Feb2000, Vol. 104 Issue 10, p26
Reports on the United States Fish & Wildlife Service's declaration of the Sierra Nevada bighorn as an endangered species.
- Mystery in the high Sierra. Witze, Alexandra // Earth;Jun96, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p16
Focuses on findings on the thickness of the crust supporting Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the Sierra Nevada range of western United States. Possible explanation on how mountains gain or lose elevation; Comparison with icebergs.
- CALIFORNIA/NEVADA. Barth, Sara // Wilderness;Dec2006/2007, p7
The article focuses on the protection of forest and natural vegetation in Southern Sierra Nevada, California and Nevada. Federal courts agreed with conservationists to close three timber units in the area. The courts also included several animal species of the area in the endangered species...
- the lion and the lamb. Rauber, Paul // Sierra;Mar/Apr2001, Vol. 86 Issue 2, p32
Discusses the decline of the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep population in California. Threat posed by mountain lions to the existence of bighorn sheeps; Reintroduction effort for the sheeps; Protection of the lions in the state of California; Options available to preserve the mountain lion and...
