Desert bighorn sheep : a guide to selected management practices : a literature review and synthesis including appendixes on assessing condition, collecting blood, determining age, constructing water catchments, and evaluating bighorn range

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Alternative: Desert bighorn sheep, a guide to selected management practices

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Series: Biological report (Washington, D.C.), 88-35

By

Smith, Norman S.

Krausman, Paul R., 1946-
Kirby, Ronald E.
Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Washington, D.C, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, [1988]

Notes

This guide summarizes pertinent literature on four topics of desert bighorn sheep ecology and management: (1) their water requirements and adaptations are compared with those of other desert-dwelling ungulates; (2) the effects of human activities such as mining, poaching, hunting, ranching, hiking, and urban encroachment are discussed; (3) diseases and disease control, specifically scabies and desert bighorn sinusitis, are reviewed; and (4) the relation of bighorn sheep to other resident wildlife is addressed.

"September, 1988."

"Performing organization: Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; sponsoring organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service"--Report documentation page.

Subjects

Bighorn sheep , Desert bighorn sheep , Ecology , Mammals , Wildlife management

Call Number

QL737.U53 S65 1988

Language

English

Identifiers

LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/88600396
OCLC: 18668609