Bighorn Sheep - Yosemite Nature Notes - Episode 27

Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep are the rarest mountain sheep in North America. After the population dropped to around 100 animals in 1995, this unique sub-species was listed as an endangered species. In the spring of 2015, these charismatic animals were released into the heart of Yosemite for the first time in over 100 years. For an audio described version of this video, go to • Bighorn Sheep - Yosemi... .

[@YosemiteFour]

Great story. Beautiful footage. Thank you.

[@rr7firefly]

So, how does it feel to have a collar placed around your neck? How long does that collar remain?

[@davidtrydahl8106]

Dr. John Weyhausen of Bishop California was the pioneer of this technique of relocation of Bighorn sheep with crates and helicopter. His relocation of Desert Bighorns in the Mojave Desert and the White Mountain range established a safe procedure and repopulated historic habitat. Much of his work was done in the 1980's and 90's.

[@YosemiteNPS]

+David Trydahl Thank you for acknowledging the important work of Dr. Weyhausen. He does make a brief cameo appearance in the video during the animal processing sequence.

[@punksuka]

LOL

[@thehouseofloveandpoo]

Here is to hoping that your new home will have reproduce like crazy and make lots and lots more big horn sheep

[@jezlanejl]

I bet the Cougars are already licking there lips....

[@jago76]

They co-existed with Cougars for thousands of years. It was human activity that caused the problem.

[@MidsierramusingBlogspot]

Kudos to Steve Bumgardner for his fine video footage and Dr. John Weyhausen and the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Foundation for pioneering efforts at Bighorn Sheep research and relocation. John Muir did not realize that the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep were unique to the Sierra Nevada. The sheep are not easy to spot and many backpackers are not even aware that they are traveling through Bighorn Sheep territory.

[@GreenRC24]

That ram is going to have nightmares.

[@bigred8438]

Some humans can correct mistakes that other humans make, but the vast majority of humans cannot correct the mistakes they make or learn from them.

[@infamous8181]

there so beautiful

[@ShakespeareCafe]

Muir called domestic sheep "hoofed locusts"

[@johnschuyler9683]

Video needs to be updated, as the 2023 winter devastated the Sierra sheep herds, including the Cathedral herd relocation featured in this nature note. Very sad.

[@JohnDoe-xu2vx]

who could give a thumbs down to this wonderful video?

[@firebird95driver]

I would love to participate in such projects. Being hands on with these animals seems a bit dangerous though. nonetheless, projects like this are vital to, like one of the narrators says, restore the damage done by uneducated/careless predecessors. Long live conservation and the spirit of Muir. Thank you for these notes! God bless.

[@uralhabib]

Законное место баранов это те места которые захвачены человеком с его домашней овцой!

[@evaldobarros678]

Eu gosto muito de animais e da natureza também

[@davidfaria6194]

Put some grizzly bears up there with them please

[@Mrkozak710]

They don’t even know they live in the coolest place in the world

[@otaibinm]

god bless NPS.. as human, i feel ashamed for destroying the habitat of many wild animals.

[@dnzb7291]

I mean it's great that they are trying to help an endangered specie but the part where they captured the animal with a net, separated it from it's herd transported it in a bag tied to the helicopter is cruel to me, and the fact that she says 'total different experience to the visitors to the park' makes me question the role of the profit, who the fuck cares about fucking visitors experience.Also what is up with the collars?

[@ActuallyJozu]

They flew over to St. Louis and grabbed the Rams and brought them back.

[@rachelbellenoit3803]

Amazing footage. Looking forward to seeing the young ones in 2016!

[@vbncxbbx3951]

Rachel Bellenoit ...♥♥♥♥

[@kroqster]

the head butting at 0:24 was non aggressive? or was that aggressive? do they do this for a bit of fun as well as an act of aggression?

[@YosemiteNPS]

+kroqster Beginning in the late summer, bighorn rams often congregate and begin "testing" one another with kicks and head butting. The head butting seen in this video is fairly mild compared to the more dramatic action that happens later in the fall.

[@russvegaspd]

What is the Music towards end?

[@1BlueStarRising]

Such an awesome filming & Sharing here ! 5 thumbs up high :-)

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Welcome home, bighorns!

[@powahwave8915]

America land of Shem

[@mateussantosesteticaebelez2460]

a palavra ,de Deus e tão verdadeira,pra quem não acredita; que tai a prova deus ,fala das cabras,monteses :o livro que muitos não acreditam.

Lindo!!! // Beautiful!!!

[@BurkeLCH]

Thank you for the upload

[@garybesaw]

So amazing, Just beautiful!!!!

[@MidsierramusingBlogspot]

Where do the sheep in Yosemite go in the winter to get out of the deep snow?

[@dapoopta]

dematson seasonal sheep. They do the is yearly.

[@johndtuttle]

They can hang in amazing weather at altitude. I have seen them at 11,000 feet on Mt. Williamson in January.

[@MidsierramusingBlogspot]

I guess that means you can hang in there too! Did you get any photographs?

[@johndtuttle]

No, it was very tough conditions for us, one foot of new snow on top of bare talus/rock. He was very close to us, maybe 30m early one morning after the storm, then he went over a ridge and was gone too fast for a photo. We were trying to climb Mt. Williamson, it is only open then and in July to climb, so as to protect the sheep.

[@Aabidkhan-fw4it]

Wow 😯 imaging

[@الموجالهادي-ر5ق]

♡:)

[@malaquiasalfaro81]

This was so awesome. Love it

[@ericunderwood6728]

One time in So.Cal. if I remember correctly. around Redlands I was following a stream bed into the foothills I walked back a couple hours outta nowhere this guy in a vehicle shows up, he was a Biologist studying Big Horns, He told me that I was only about 3 miles away from them and I should keep going, I turned back, regret to this day. thanks. Eric Underwood class of 81

[@changhitachangtechitara1731]

Nice herd

[@YummiMoney]

Beautiful

[@peersabir996]

YummiMoney and you

[@gentconstruction]

L5

[@bachahussain7385]

Nice

[@bachahussain7385]

Nice

[@quapcousteau9824]

who films these?

[@YosemiteNPS]

+QuapCousteau Yosemite Nature Notes is shot and produced by filmmaker Steven M. Bumgardner

[@arod8596]

I don't like the video dislike !

[@سويملاتبلكبرود]

Tony Rodriguez تتتىالواىابىيعت

[@misha6418]

oh hell yea that’s badass i wanna wrangle some big horns for the greater good!