Mountain Lion Reintroduction Management

Updated February 25, 2014 - Posted June 7, 2013 - Charles Miles

Problem pumas to be hunted down – This Arizona Daily Star Article picks up on one of the aspects of the Bighorn Sheep plan that has seen little coverage – killing “specific individual mountain lions which prey on bighorn sheep”. There are comments from a variety of groups but not really much substance/interesting specifics (what was Mountain Lion population in the 80s/90s and what was their impact on the Bighorn population then, how large a Bighorn population is needed before this policy is phased out, would there be a maximum number of Mountain Lions acceptable to kill for the Bighorns, are Mountain Lions killed after a single Bighorn kill or multiple or…) – at least it is getting coverage.

Fall Return for Bighorn Sheep?

Updated February 25, 2014 - Posted May 29, 2013 - Charles Miles

Bighorn sheep could return to Catalinas by fall 2013 – An article from KOLD/Tucson News Now, the reintroduction project apparently continues to move forward with and an Advisory Committee (est. Dec 2012 apparently) of organizations including the Sky Island Alliance. Essentially the same article from the Arizona Daily Star. The AZ Game and Fish version.

Possible Bighorn Reintroduction

Updated February 25, 2014 - Posted February 13, 2013 - Charles Miles

Bighorns could be moved to Catalinas – Arizona Daily Star article from 2/10/2013, no new information but this article seem nicely balanced with some concern expressed about reintroduction into the same range they died out and a few ‘positive’ points from Game and Fish.

2012 Bighorn Reintroduction Document

Updated February 25, 2014 - Posted December 31, 2012 - Charles Miles

Reintroduction of Desert Bighorn Sheep into the Santa Catalina Mountains – 2012 – Very similar to the 2011 document below but more information on exact plans and cost as this project appears to be moving forward.

2013 Bighorn Reintroduction?

Updated February 25, 2014 - Posted December 3, 2012 - Charles Miles

Reintroducing Bighorn Sheep into the Catalinas by Jim Gressinger, Dec. 03, 2012 – A Tucson Citizen article about the efforts to begin the reintroduction of Bighorn Sheep in the Santa Catalina Mountains in 2013.