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2nd North American Wild Sheep Conference - 1999 - Reno, NV

Page	Table of Contents
	History, Current Status, and Working Hypothesis for Wild Sheep Moderator: Kevin Hurley, Executive Director, Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council
1	Kevin Hurley, Executive Director, Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council
5	Rick Brigham, Bureau of Land Management, Nevada
7	Memorial Dedication Amy Fisher, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
9	New perspectives on the evolutionary origins, historic phylogeography, and populationstructure of North American mountain sheep Rob Roy Ramey II, University of Colorado
21	Introduction to the 2nd North American Wild Sheep Conference Wayne E. Heimer, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (Ret.)
25	A working hypothesis for thinhorn sheep management Wayne E. Heimer, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (Ret.)
47	A working hypothesis for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep management William D. Wishart, Alberta Fish and Wildlife (Ret.)
55	A working hypothesis for California bighorn sheep management Dale Toweill, Idaho Department of Fish and Game
67	A working hypothesis for desert bighorn sheep management Raymond M. Lee, Arizona Game and Fish Department
77	The Tiburon Island desert bighorn sheep: A conservation and sustainable development program in Mexico Fernando Colchero, Instituto de Ecologia, UNAM, Mexico, D.F. Rodrigo Medellin, Instituto de Ecologia, UNAM, Mexico, D.F. Raymond M. Lee, Arizona Game and Fish Department Carlos Manterola, Unidos para la Conservacion, A.C. Gerardo Ceballos, Instituto de Ecologia, UNAM, Mexico, D.F.
	Wild Sheep Advocacy Groups
83	Kevin Hurley, Executive Director, Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council
85	Leland Speakes, Jr., Foundation for North American Wild Sheep
87	Rick Brigham, Bureau of Land Management, Nevada
89	Larry Johnson, Nevada Bighorns Unlimited, Reno
	Habitat Problems and Human Disturbance Chair: Jim Bailey, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
103	Activity patterns of Rocky Mountain bighorn ewes in Central Idaho Guy D. Wagner and James M. Peek, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho
123	Effects of river-based recreation and livestock grazing on desert bighorn sheep on the Navajo Nation Nike J. Goodson, Stevens Wildlife Consulting, Montana David R. Stevens, Stevens Wildlife Consulting, Montana Kathleen McCoy, Navajo Fish and Wildlife Department, Arizona Jeff Cole, Navajo Fish and Wildlife Department, Arizona
133	Management of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep on alpine ranges in the Rocky Mountain states and provinces (Abstract only) W. David Hacker, Environmental Science and Management Department, New Mexico Highlands University Eric M. Rominger, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish William C. Dunn, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Toby G. Velasquez, Environmental Science and Management Department, New Mexico Highlands University
135	Man and wild sheep: when is it coexistence and when is it encroachment? (Abstract only) William C. Dunn, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
137	Effects of increasing recreational activity on desert bighorn sheep inCanyonlands National Park, Utah (Abstract only) Christopher M. Papouchis, Animal Protection Institute, California Francis J. Singer, Biological Resource Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado William Sloan, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
139	Open Discussion: What are 10 things that we do know about wild sheep habitat and effects of disturbance on wild sheep? Moderator: Jim Bailey, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
	State/Federal Relationships Chair: Vern Bleich, California Department of Fish and Game
151	Wildlife and wildlife habitat inventory to meet land-based program planning needs for mountain sheep Dennis A. Demarchi, Wildlife Inventory Section, Resources Inventory Branch, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, British Columbia Raymond A. Demarchi, Ecodomain Consulting, British Columbia
163	Sometimes wildlife survive because of Bureau of Land Management/state fish and game agency relationships; sometimes in spite of them Donald J. Armentrout, Bureau of Land Management, California
169	Federal assumption of fish and wildlife management in Alaska Wayne E. Heimer, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (Ret.)
187	State/Federal relationships regarding Dall sheep research and management in Alaska Kenneth R. Whitten, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
193	State and federal wildlife relationships in Mexico (Abstract only) Ramiro Uranga-Thomas and Raul Valdez, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences, New Mexico State University
195	Wildlife conservation and wilderness management: uncommon objectives and conflicting philosophies Vernon C. Bleich, California Department of Fish and Game
	Hunting/Harvest Strategies Chair: Kevin Hurley, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
209	The use of silent witness lines to deter wild sheep poaching Rob B. Young and Jim C. deVos Jr., Arizona Game and Fish Department
215	Bighorn sheep wildlife law enforcement in the Missouri River Breaks in central Montana Chris Wright and Shane Reno, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
221	Open Discussion: What are the biological bases for our harvest strategies? Moderator: Kevin Hurley, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
	Capture and Transplant Chair: Amy Fisher, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
229	Guidelines for the restoration of bighorn sheep into large landscapes: report of recent findings Francis J. Singer, Biological Resource Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Christopher M. Papouchis, Animal Protection Institute, California Linda Zeigenfuss, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Michelle Gudorf, National Park Service, Colorado
241	Arizona big game transplant program (Abstract only) Raymond M. Lee, Arizona Game and Fish Department
243	Methods for improving bighorn capture success Amy Fisher, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Doug Humphreys, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
249	Oregon’s corral type bighorn trap Vic Coggins, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
253	Netgunning wild sheep: video followed by open discussion James Innes, Helicopter Wildlife Management, Utah
263	Immobilization of free-ranging Rocky Mountain bighorn ewes with Telazol® and xylazine hydrochloride (Abstract only) Deirdre S. Merwin, Wildlife Science Group, University of Washington Joshua J. Millspaugh, School of Fisheries, University of Washington Gary C. Brundige, Custer State Park, South Dakota David Schultz, Fall River Veterinary Clinic, South Dakota C. Lee Tyner, Florida
265	Chemical immobilization of wild sheep - history and cautions David Hunter, DVM, Turner Enterprises and Turner Endangered Species Fund, Montana
269	Post-capture survival estimates for bighorn sheep Jim C. deVos, Jr., Arizona Game and Fish Department Raymond M. Lee, Arizona Game and Fish Department Len H. Carpenter, Wildlife Management Institute, Colorado Heather A. Whitlaw, LGL Alaska Research Associates
275	Human mortality in wild sheep management Wayne E. Heimer, Alaska Game and Fish Department (Ret.)
	Disease Chair: Kevin Hurley, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
281	A range-wide evaluation of the population dynamics and ecological factors associated with bighorn sheep dieoffs (Abstract only) Ryan J. Monello, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho Dennis L. Murray, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho E. Frances Cassirer, Idaho Department of Fish and Game
283	Open Discussion: Are we effectively reducing interaction between domestic and wild sheep? Moderator: Kevin Hurley, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
	Predation Chair: Tom Ryder, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
293	Biological extinction and a test of the “conspicuous individual hypothesis” in the San Andres Mountains, New Mexico Eric M. Rominger, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Mara E. Weisenberger, San Andres National Wildlife Refuge, USFWS, New Mexico
311	Wolf management in Alaska’s intact ecosystems: an observer’s review, critique, and functional prescription Wayne E. Heimer, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (Ret.)
333	Open discussion on predation issues Moderator: Tom Ryder, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
341	Wild Sheep Management Workshop Moderator: Kevin Hurley, Executive Director, Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council
373	APPENDIX A: WILD SHEEP STATUS QUESTIONNAIRES
459	APPENDIX B: ATTENDEES

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Kevin Hurley
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c/o Wild Sheep Foundation
VP for Conservation
412 Pronghorn Trail
Bozeman, MT 59718
Phone: 406-404-8753
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khurley@wildsheepfoundation.org
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