Pneumonia — United States
Aerial and ground surveys of Southern California’s Mount San Gorgonio desert bighorn sheep population conducted during early March [2019] have confirmed a severe decline in numbers. Biologists from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and partner agencies counted 60 animals, approximately 1/3rd the number counted in the last helicopter survey conducted in March 2016.
This reduction appears to be consistent with an outbreak of respiratory disease that CDFW has been
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