Tagged: Grazing

Big Horn Sheep
5:58 pm
Wed April 11, 2012

Congressman Mike Simpson Wants To Go Slow On Grazing Restrictions

Credit Scott Ki / Boise State Public Radio
U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)

Three conservation groups want to stop domestic sheep from grazing on certain areas within the Payette National Forest.  They fear Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep will catch diseases transmitted by their domestic cousins.  These groups filed a motion in federal court this week to force the U.S Forest Service to further restrict sheep grazing.

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