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Bighorn sheep allocations for the hunting season

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Annual listing of the number of hunting licences that will be made available for bighorn sheep, by wildlife management unit and type of licence.

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Alberta bighorn sheep compulsory registration : registration process for harvested sheep

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Information sheet providing direction to hunters on the compulsory registration process for bighorn sheep harvested in Alberta.

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Bighorn sheep respiratory disease monitoring in Alberta : annual progress report

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This annual report recounts the progress made in monitoring respiratory disease in Alberta’s bighorn sheep populations.

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Science support document : mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) and sheep (Ovis canadensis) areas disease buffer

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This science support document provides a summary of biological and policy rationale for the mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) and bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) areas disease buffer wildlife... More ≫

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This science support document provides a summary of biological and policy rationale for the mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) and bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) areas disease buffer wildlife sensitivity layer. Additionally, science support documents can be used by anyone to learn about a wildlife sensitivity layer and its connection to the Landscape Analysis Tool and associated conditions found in the Master Schedule of Standards and Conditions.

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Epizootic bacterial pneumonia of bighorn sheep in Alberta : Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae

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The Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae bacterium can cause a highly-contagious and fatal pneumonia in wild sheep, but rarely causes severe illness in domestic sheep and goats. This fact sheet explains why... More ≫

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The Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae bacterium can cause a highly-contagious and fatal pneumonia in wild sheep, but rarely causes severe illness in domestic sheep and goats. This fact sheet explains why the bacterium is a concern, describes its transmission cycle, and lists tools that can be used to prevent it from entering Alberta's bighorn sheep population.

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Alberta harvested bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) registration procedures

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This procedure provides the methods used by Environment and Parks to administer the reporting, submission, measuring, and marking program (registration) for bighorn sheep once the prescribed parts... More ≫

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This procedure provides the methods used by Environment and Parks to administer the reporting, submission, measuring, and marking program (registration) for bighorn sheep once the prescribed parts of the animal have been delivered to a designated office.

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Pneumonia in bighorn sheep - collecting nasal swab samples

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This brochure provides instructions for hunters on how to collect nasal swab samples from harvested bighorn sheep. This sample collection is part of Alberta’s efforts to track potential pneumonia... More ≫

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This brochure provides instructions for hunters on how to collect nasal swab samples from harvested bighorn sheep. This sample collection is part of Alberta’s efforts to track potential pneumonia outbreaks in provincial bighorn sheep populations.

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Sheep Management Areas 7 and 8 bighorn sheep survey (2018-19)

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Results of the bighorn sheep aerial population count surveys funded by the Wild Sheep Foundation for the 2018-2019 hunting season in Alberta. The surveys were conducted by helicopter in sheep... More ≫

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Results of the bighorn sheep aerial population count surveys funded by the Wild Sheep Foundation for the 2018-2019 hunting season in Alberta. The surveys were conducted by helicopter in sheep management areas 7 and 8 (comprising Wildlife Management Units 439, 440, 442, 444, 445 and 446).

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2018 aerial bighorn sheep survey : known winter ranges

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Presents the results of a 2018 aerial bighorn sheep survey of known winter ranges in sheep management areas 3 and 4a of the Bow District – Southern Saskatchewan Region (wildlife management units... More ≫

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Presents the results of a 2018 aerial bighorn sheep survey of known winter ranges in sheep management areas 3 and 4a of the Bow District – Southern Saskatchewan Region (wildlife management units 404, 406, 408, 410, 412, 414, 648, 734 and 794). Aerial surveys are the primary method used to assess the population size, distribution, population trends and herd composition of ungulates in Alberta. This information supports the effective management and conservation of ungulates, and is used to set hunting licence allocations, identify areas with agricultural depredation problems, and determine priority areas for recovery actions.

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Wildlife Management Unit 445 bighorn sheep survey (2018)

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Presents the results of an aerial survey of bighorn sheep in Wildlife Management Unit 445 in March 2015. Aerial surveys are the primary method used to assess the population size, distribution,... More ≫

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Presents the results of an aerial survey of bighorn sheep in Wildlife Management Unit 445 in March 2015. Aerial surveys are the primary method used to assess the population size, distribution, population trends and herd composition of ungulates in Alberta. This information supports the effective management and conservation of ungulates, and is used to set hunting licence allocations, identify areas with agricultural depredation problems, and determine priority areas for recovery actions.

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