A little snow in #ColoradoSprings made our bighorn sheep spectacular today. @COParksWildlife is baiting the Rampart herd daily as it prepares to capture about 20 to relocate in Beaver Creek Canyon south of Victor to establish a new herd. Here are some photos and videos. (1 of 11)
A little snow in #ColoradoSprings made our bighorn sheep spectacular today. @COParksWildlife is baiting the Rampart herd daily as it prepares to capture about 20 to relocate in Beaver Creek Canyon south of Victor to establish a new herd. Here are some photos and videos. (1 of 11)
A little snow in #ColoradoSprings made our bighorn sheep spectacular today. @COParksWildlife is baiting the Rampart herd daily as it prepares to capture about 20 to relocate in Beaver Creek Canyon south of Victor to establish a new herd. Here are some photos and videos. (1 of 11)
A little snow in #ColoradoSprings made our bighorn sheep spectacular today. @COParksWildlife is baiting the Rampart herd daily as it prepares to capture about 20 to relocate in Beaver Creek Canyon south of Victor to establish a new herd. Here are some photos and videos. (1 of 11)
The predecessor agency to @COParksWildlife was the first in the U.S. to capture and relocate bighorn sheep in 1944 after they were hunted to near extinction in the 1800s-1900s. Today, we have about 7,000 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in Colorado. (2/11)
The predecessor agency to @COParksWildlife was the first in the U.S. to capture and relocate bighorn sheep in 1944 after they were hunted to near extinction in the 1800s-1900s. Today, we have about 7,000 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in Colorado. (2/11)
The predecessor agency to @COParksWildlife was the first in the U.S. to capture and relocate bighorn sheep in 1944 after they were hunted to near extinction in the 1800s-1900s. Today, we have about 7,000 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in Colorado. (2/11)
The predecessor agency to @COParksWildlife was the first in the U.S. to capture and relocate bighorn sheep in 1944 after they were hunted to near extinction in the 1800s-1900s. Today, we have about 7,000 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in Colorado. (2/11)
After a snowfall, the Rampart bighorn sheep herd in #ColoradoSprings was feeling feisty. Look closely as one ram launches from a tall rock with a ewe close behind. (3/11)
After a snowfall, the Rampart bighorn sheep herd in #ColoradoSprings was feeling feisty. Look closely as one ram launches from a tall rock with a ewe close behind. (3/11)
After a snowfall, the Rampart bighorn sheep herd in #ColoradoSprings was feeling feisty. Look closely as one ram launches from a tall rock with a ewe close behind. (3/11)
After a snowfall, the Rampart bighorn sheep herd in #ColoradoSprings was feeling feisty. Look closely as one ram launches from a tall rock with a ewe close behind. (3/11)
There was plenty of sparring and jostling after the bighorn ate apple pulp and hay at the bait site. In a few weeks, @COParksWildlife biologists will erect a net, drop it on a select group of ewes and a helicopter will ferry them off to Beaver Creek canyon near Victor. (4/11)
There was plenty of sparring and jostling after the bighorn ate apple pulp and hay at the bait site. In a few weeks, @COParksWildlife biologists will erect a net, drop it on a select group of ewes and a helicopter will ferry them off to Beaver Creek canyon near Victor. (4/11)
There was plenty of sparring and jostling after the bighorn ate apple pulp and hay at the bait site. In a few weeks, @COParksWildlife biologists will erect a net, drop it on a select group of ewes and a helicopter will ferry them off to Beaver Creek canyon near Victor. (4/11)
There was plenty of sparring and jostling after the bighorn ate apple pulp and hay at the bait site. In a few weeks, @COParksWildlife biologists will erect a net, drop it on a select group of ewes and a helicopter will ferry them off to Beaver Creek canyon near Victor. (4/11)
It was overcast and foggy early today but the bighorn sheep came running straight down an old quarry to get the bait set out by @COParksWildlife staff. (5/11)
The crack of rams crashing their heads together is unmistakable. (6/11)
This ewe led several rams up and down the rock cliffs of an old quarry where the Rampart herd lives north of Garden of the Gods in #ColoradoSprings. (7/11)
There was plenty of jostling and sparring at the bait site. (8/11)
When the sun came out, the Rampart herd looked majestic against the red rocks of the old quarry. (9/11)
Best to stay on your toes when an old ram comes to investigate a stranger. (10/11)
Adios! (11/11)
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