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	<AUTHORS>
		<AUTHOR>Williams, Elizabeth S.</AUTHOR>
		<AUTHOR>Michael Miller</AUTHOR>
		<AUTHOR>Francis Singer</AUTHOR>
		<AUTHOR>Terry Spraker</AUTHOR>
		<AUTHOR>Sharon Taylor</AUTHOR>
	</AUTHORS>
	<YEAR>9999</YEAR>
	<TITLE>A Preliminary Survey for Select Diseases in Wild Bighorn Sheep Populations in Rocky Mountain Region National Parks</TITLE>
	<PAGES>64p.</PAGES>
	<KEYWORDS>
		<KEYWORD>animal</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>pathology,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>animal</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>studies,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>animals,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>bighorn</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>sheep</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>(Ovis</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>canadensis),</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>Colorado</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>Plateau,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>disease,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>general</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>wildlife</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>health</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>studies,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>impacts,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>inventory</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>and</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>monitoring,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>mammals,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>management,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>microbiology,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>monitoring,</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>threatened</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>endangered</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>sensitive</KEYWORD>
		<KEYWORD>anima</KEYWORD>
	</KEYWORDS>
	<ABSTRACT>This report examines bighorn sheep populations from Rocky Mountain National Parks, collects disease data, and develops approaches for evaluating bighorn health.  This study was conducted as a preliminary survey for select diseases in wild bighorn sheep populations residing in Canyonlands National Park, Zion National Park, Badlands National Park, Dinosaur National Monument-Green River Area (Beaver Creek herd), and Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, and Curecanti National Recreation Area. </ABSTRACT>
	<NOTES>Found abstract online, hard copy held at Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE), Lynn Cudlipp's Office, file cabinet, third drawer marked, BIGHORNS; folder DiseaseNatureBib ID: 97205</NOTES>
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