28 desert bighorn sheep released in NM mountains

state game officials take to the sky in an effort to relocate desert bighorn sheep. the departmen...  More »

state game officials take to the sky in an effort to relocate desert bighorn sheep. the department of game and fish fired nets from a helicopter to round up 28 desert bighorns at the state's breeding facility near lordsburg. once secured in a net -- each sheep was hauled to a processing area. the capture can be a stressful process for the animal so game minute thumbnail 06:16 pm officials cooled the sheep with water -- and in one case -- an ice-enima to keep the animal from overheating. all the captured animals were fitted with tracking collars and released into the wild.  « Less