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| Query: Desert monitor | Result: 18th of 23 | |
desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)
| Subject: | desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)
| | Poster: | Wiki Photos (---@---.---)
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| Resolution: 2145x1635
File Size: 2977892 Bytes
Date: 2012:03:16 14:33:31
Camera: Canon EOS 30D (Canon)
F number: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Focal Length: 80/1
Upload Date: 2017:06:03 21:49:37
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Due to the increasing pressure of human populations in and around Zion, the native desert bighorn sheep were extirpated from the park in the 1950s. In the 1970s, over a dozen bighorn were reintroduced. Today, over 150 roam the east side of the park. Still a species of concern, park biologists closely monitor the health of the population in Zion. To catch a glimpse of these amazing animals is to catch a glimpse of what conservation and protection of a species can do in your national parks. NPS Photo/Jonathan Fortner
Date 16 March 2012, 14:33
Source Bighorn Sheep Lamb and Ewe
Author Zion National Park https://www.flickr.com/people/54168808@N03
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bighorn_Sheep_Lamb_and_Ewe_(7011367907).jpg
Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis), that is native to the deserts of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. |
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