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Colorado Parks And Wildlife Spy On Bighorn Sheep... For Research

GEORGETOWN, Colo. (CBS4)- Wildlife officers, biologists and volunteers are surveying bighorn sheep. The group will be counting the number of sheep in Georgetown, Idaho Springs, Empire and Silver Plume.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife said this annual or sometimes biannual count is important for wildlife managers to be able to classify and monitor herds, its dynamics and sex ratios.

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The information is also vital for license requirements in determining how many hunting licenses to issue.

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