Deaths – 2 Bighorn Sheep and 1 Mountain Lion

Updated March 25, 2014 - Posted March 6, 2014 - Charles Miles

1 ewe (killed by a mountain lion), 1 ram (cause under investigation) and 1 Mountain Lion killed recently – the Mountain Lion was believed to have killed the ewe – Game and Fish confirms deaths of 2 bighorn sheep, 1 mountain lion
2 more bighorn sheep die in mountains near Tucson

Game and Fish officials believe handful of lions responsible for Bighorn Sheep deaths – as with a number of previous articles Game and Fish continues to emphasizes how conservative the approach to Mountain Lions in the Santa Catalina Mountains is…

13th Bighorn Dies

Posted February 25, 2014 - Charles Miles

Updated February 24, 2014 - Posted February 21, 2014 - Charles Miles

“The Arizona Game and Fish Department is implementing an Advisory Committee recommendation to collapse the previous administrative mountain lion removal boundary and re-focus removal efforts to a more defined area.” – A map in the update shows the new area which is (very roughly) west of the highway and south of Charouleau Gap. Also covered here: New Bighorn boundaries set in the Catalinas.
“In recent weeks, several solitary sheep have banded together in larger groups.” – The update notes that research has indicated that sheep are safer in larger groups.
“Biologists anticipate that several more ewes will become mothers in the near future.” – There have been 3 lambs reported so far

Updated February 25, 2014 - Posted February 20, 2014 - Charles Miles

Updated February 24, 2014 - Posted February 19, 2014 - Charles Miles

Steller: In Aravaipa Canyon, 43 lions killed for bighorns – an article talking about the Bighorn Sheep in the Aravaipa Canyon area noting the management of Mountain Lions in that area. An older related article: Killing Mountain Lions in Aravaipa Canyon.