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Bighorn sheep are different. This state, and probably all of the western states, historically had bighorn sheep in large numbers. And they were all over eastern Washington until we came and destroyed much of their habitat with our farms, and domestic livestock, orchards, housing developments, etc.Caribou were never abundant and widespread over the state like bighorn sheep were.
Quote from: bobcat on September 29, 2016, 09:30:15 AMBighorn sheep are different. This state, and probably all of the western states, historically had bighorn sheep in large numbers. And they were all over eastern Washington until we came and destroyed much of their habitat with our farms, and domestic livestock, orchards, housing developments, etc.Caribou were never abundant and widespread over the state like bighorn sheep were.Well if you listen to the podcast, you will find they had a pretty large area in the northern portion of the states, from Washington to Montana, with reports as far south as the St. Joe here in Idaho. That's a pretty large area.
Quote from: elkinrutdrivemenuts on September 29, 2016, 09:39:21 AMQuote from: bobcat on September 29, 2016, 09:30:15 AMBighorn sheep are different. This state, and probably all of the western states, historically had bighorn sheep in large numbers. And they were all over eastern Washington until we came and destroyed much of their habitat with our farms, and domestic livestock, orchards, housing developments, etc.Caribou were never abundant and widespread over the state like bighorn sheep were.Well if you listen to the podcast, you will find they had a pretty large area in the northern portion of the states, from Washington to Montana, with reports as far south as the St. Joe here in Idaho. That's a pretty large area.Okay, I will when I get a chance. But if that's the case, what's it take to bring them back? I'd guess burning down much of the forest and killing all the wolves?
Canadian Gray Wolves are not native to Washington State. Its not proven that they were released here but migrated naturally, that still doesn't make them native. The Caribou are actually native and deserve to be protected from the non-native wolves that prey on them. Griz are actually native as well, and as scary as they are, I'm glad to have a few of them back. They are awesome animals. Shoot the wolves.
The biologist is a smart guy, I would love to pick his brain. Definitely worth everyone's time to listen
Many of our elk herds are actually not native and didn't exist in certain areas until we decided to bring them here on a train from Yellowstone. Yes, elk on the east side of the Cascades are an invasive species.
Rocky Mountain elk are native to the Columbia Basin; the elk on Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge are Rocky Mountain elk.Prior to the 1800s, elk lived in every state and province except Alaska and Florida. Today, their range has been reduced to 24 states and seven provinces