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PRO/AH/EDR> Pneumonia, ovine – USA (03): (ND) bighorn sheep

Pneumonia -- United StatesBacterial pneumonia that killed dozens of bighorn sheep in the western North Dakota Badlands during 2014 has resurfaced this summer [2015], sparking fears it will become an even bigger problem in the region.The re-emergence of the illness has state wildlife officials reconsidering how to issue bighorn hunting licenses.The Game and Fish Department called off the 2014 fall hunting season for the 1st time in more than 3 decades after pneumonia killed about 3 dozen sheep. The Read more [...]