They’ll be flying for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to capture bighorn sheep according to the BLM news release.
The Decision Record authorizes the Proposed Action, discussed in section 2.1 of the Final EA.
Table 1-2 indicates that “captures could take place in the Muddy Creek Wild Horse HMA as well as the Sinbad Burro HMA. Helicopter overflights may temporarily disturb wild horses and burros in the vicinity of the capture. Impacts beyond short-lived stress are not expected because these animals would not be the target of pursuits, which would already be short in duration, and could readily escape the area.”
Although the EA mentions livestock grazing, it does not show the allotments in the project area.
One of the greatest threats to wild sheep is illness picked up from domestic sheep.
The Authorization Use Report at RAS would tell which if any of the allotments are permitted for sheep.
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