On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:00:33 -0400, ChainSmoker
wrote:



Papouchis, Singer and Sloan: Hikers have greatest impact on bighorn Sheep

The authors observed 1,029 bighorn sheep/human interactions in two
areas, a high-use and a low-use, of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, in
1993 and 1994. They compared behavioral responses, distances moved, and
duration of responses to vehicles, mountain bikers, and humans on foot.
Hikers caused the most severe responses in desert bighorn sheep (animals
fled in 61% of encounters), followed by vehicles (17%) and mountain
bikers (6%)

Of course you conveniently omitted the fact that the "hikers" were
researchers, and were TOLD to approach the sheep, just as the mountain
bikers were told to keep riding and NOT approach the sheep. That makes
the entire study WORTHLESS!

I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

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I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande