Wild Sheep 2008 Status Report

Kevin HurleyCody Region Wildlife

Management Coordinator

Chair WAFWA Wild SheepWorking

Group

Historic N =??

Winter 2007-2008

Estimated =~6,200

NWT is not a member of WAFWA

Wild Sheep estimates presented April 28, 2008 in Utah, during Northern Wild Sheep and Goat

Council 16th Biennial Symposium

Desert BHS estimates taken from recent DBC Transactions/State Status Reports, e-

mails, etc.

AK: 50,400 – 64,300

~900 Rams/Year

YK: 18,000 – 20,000

~250 Rams/Year

NWT: 14,000-26,000

~240 Rams/Year

BC: 300 – 400

<10 Rams/Year

Total: ~96,700

(82,700 – 110,700)

~1,400 Rams/Year

BC: 10,000 – 14,500

~300 Rams/Year

YK: ~4,000

60-80 Rams/Year

Total: ~16,50014,000 - 18,500

<380 Rams/Year

BC: 2,000–2,500 RMBS ~95 Rams/Year 2,400–3,300 CABHS ~85 Rams/Year

AB: ~11,165 RMBS(includes ~4,500 in National Parks)

~300+ Rams/Year~100 Ewes/Year

WA: ~270 RMBS

2-3 Rams/Year

~1,300 CABHS

20-25 Rams/Year

OR: ~650 RMBS

10-12 Rams/Year

3,500–3,700 CABHS

~80 Rams/Year

ID: ~2,500 RMBS

30–40 Rams/Year

~1,500 CABHS

10–15 Rams/Year

MT: ~6,685 RMBS

~150 Rams/Year

150-180 Ewes/Year

ND: ~300

3-4 Rams/Year

SD: ~400 RMBS (~50 in CSP, ~50 in BNP)

~4 Rams/Year

NE: ~220 RMBS

1-2 Rams/Year

WY: ~6,200 RMBS

~200 Rams/Year

CO: ~7,000 RMBS

120-140 Rams/Year

40-60 Ewes/Year

UT: 2,000 RMBS

20-25 Rams/Year

300-400 CABHS

~2 Rams/Year

NM: 900+ RMBS

16-18 Rams/Year

AZ: ~600 RMBS

10-12 Rams/Year

NV: ~500 RMBS

7-9 Rams/Year

~1,700 CABHS

40-45 Rams/Year

CA: ~300 Sierra Nevada BHS

0 Rams/Year

RMBS: ~42,000; ~1,000 Rams/Year

CABHS: ~11,000; ~240 Rams/Year

NV: ~6,600 DBHS

120-140 Rams/Year

CA: 4,000 DBHS

~20 Rams/Year

AZ: ~4,000 DBHS

70-75 Rams/Year

UT: ~3,000 DBHS

60-65 Rams/Year

CO: ~320 DBHS

~4 Rams/Year

NM: ~500 DBHS

~2 Rams/Year

TX: 1,000+ DBHS

~12 Rams/Year

Total: 19,420~300 Rams/Year

~96,700; ~1,400 Rams/Year

~16,500; <380 Rams/Year

~42,000; ~1,000 Rams/Year (RMBS)

~11,000; ~240 Rams/Year (CABHS)~19,420; ~300 Rams/Year

~185,620; ~3,320 Rams/Year