California Bighorn Sheep Habitat Evaluation: Jarbidge and Bruneau Rivers Owyhee County, Idaho

摘要

The objective of this study was to evaluate habitat suitability for California bighorn sheep (Ovis Canadensis californiana) along the Bruneau and Jarbidge Rivers in Owyhee County, Idaho. We investigated the potential augmenting the existing bighorn population or releasing bighorns into suitable unoccupied habitat. This bulletin discusses the suitability of available habitats, describes the current bighorn sheep distribution and provides recommended management practices. This habitat is the result of a Challenge Cost Share project by BLM, Idaho State Office and Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Magic Valley Region.