This map shows the retired allotments’ proximity to historic bighorn sheep ranges in and around Ouray County. Graphic courtesy of Robyn Cascade, Great Old Broads for Wilderness
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Deal helps protect bighorn sheep habitat
Efforts to protect bighorn sheep habitat in the San Juan Mountains recently received a boost after the National Wildlife Federation announced an agreement to retire nearly 102,000 acres of domestic sheep grazing permits south of Ouray.